girl's name
Scarlette
- Gender Girl
- Letters 9
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 6,784
Scarlette is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 197 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2016, when 418 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 16,829 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1940.
Scarlette over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 82 |
| 1950s | 58 |
| 1960s | 142 |
| 1970s | 76 |
| 1980s | 99 |
| 1990s | 144 |
| 2000s | 592 |
| 2010s | 3,070 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,543 |
How popular is Scarlette?
In 2025, Scarlette was given to 197 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Scarlette is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Scarlette
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Scarlette also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Scarlette over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Scarlette
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Scarlette — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Scarlette
How popular is the name Scarlette?
In 2025, Scarlette was given to 197 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Scarlette a girl's or a boy's name?
Scarlette is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Scarlette most popular?
Scarlette peaked in 2016, when 418 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Scarlette a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Scarlette currently ranks #1,176 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.