Escarlet
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- es-KAR-let
- Origin
- English
Escarlet is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “scarlet, bright red”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Escarlet mean?
English: Spanish-style spelling of Scarlett
“scarlet, bright red”
Scarlett was popularised by Scarlett O'Hara, the heroine of Gone with the Wind.
Is Escarlet a girl's or a boy's name?
Escarlet is a girls' name.
How popular is Escarlet in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 17 girls. It first appears in the records in 2002.
Half of all the girls named Escarlet in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Escarlet in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 17 | #7,115 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
Names like Escarlet
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Violet Eliza Emma Daisy Evie Ella Grace Lydia Estella Lillian Eva Hallie
More English names
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Escarlet: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/escarlet, updated 20 October 2026.