Scarlett
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SKAR-let
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #96 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #32 for girls
Scarlett is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “bright red”. In 2025 it ranked 96th for girls in the UK (548 babies) and 32nd for girls in the US (5,644 babies).
What does Scarlett mean?
English: surname from scarlet cloth
“bright red”
Made famous by Scarlett O'Hara of Gone with the Wind; the surname first described a dyer or seller of scarlet cloth.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Scarlett a girl's or a boy's name?
Scarlett is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 548 girls in the UK and 5,644 girls and 6 boys in the US.
How popular is Scarlett in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 96th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 548 about 1 in 510 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 49% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 2.7% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 548 girls in the UK were named Scarlett, making it the 96th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 53rd. Its busiest year was 2013, with 2,767 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 12 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Scarlett than any year since 2003.
Half of all the girls named Scarlett in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 593 girls in the UK were given Scarlett or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #100.
Among girls in 2025, it was 93rd in England and Wales, 113th in Scotland and 146th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2004 (#68), 2014 (#17) and 2024 (#79).
Scarlett in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 548 | #96 |
| 2024 | 671 | #79 |
| 2023 | 693 | #73 |
| 2022 | 903 | #59 |
| 2021 | 948 | #60 |
| 2020 | 1,039 | #53 |
| 2019 | 1,211 | #44 |
| 2018 | 1,481 | #37 |
| 2017 | 1,808 | #33 |
| 2016 | 2,267 | #20 |
| 2015 | 2,448 | #18 |
| 2014 | 2,520 | #18 |
| 2013 | 2,767 | #18 |
| 2012 | 2,344 | #24 |
| 2011 | 2,067 | #29 |
| 2010 | 2,223 | #27 |
| 2009 | 2,126 | #32 |
| 2008 | 1,635 | #41 |
| 2007 | 1,405 | #47 |
| 2006 | 1,324 | #47 |
| 2005 | 1,300 | #51 |
| 2004 | 796 | #75 |
| 2003 | 419 | #131 |
| 2002 | 374 | #142 |
| 2001 | 289 | #166 |
| 2000 | 249 | #194 |
| 1999 | 239 | #206 |
| 1998 | 238 | #200 |
| 1997 | 210 | #223 |
| 1996 | 197 | #229 |
How popular is Scarlett in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 32nd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5,644 about 1 in 280 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 4.8% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5,644 girls in the US were named Scarlett, making it the 32nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 21st. Its busiest year was 2017, with 7,721 girls. It first appears in the records in 1937. 6 boys were also named Scarlett in 2025 (10,690th for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Scarlett than any year since 2013.
Half of all the girls named Scarlett in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 6,594 girls in the US were given Scarlett or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #28, up from #32 for this spelling alone.
Scarlett in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,644 | #32 |
| 2024 | 5,912 | #27 |
| 2023 | 6,318 | #17 |
| 2022 | 7,258 | #14 |
| 2021 | 6,631 | #20 |
| 2020 | 6,521 | #21 |
| 2019 | 7,086 | #21 |
| 2018 | 7,226 | #20 |
| 2017 | 7,721 | #18 |
| 2016 | 7,720 | #18 |
| 2015 | 7,143 | #22 |
| 2014 | 6,011 | #30 |
| 2013 | 5,054 | #42 |
| 2012 | 4,045 | #61 |
| 2011 | 3,564 | #80 |
| 2010 | 2,717 | #115 |
| 2009 | 1,923 | #170 |
| 2008 | 1,621 | #211 |
| 2007 | 1,583 | #218 |
| 2006 | 1,116 | #297 |
| 2005 | 733 | #423 |
| 2004 | 538 | #528 |
| 2003 | 327 | #758 |
| 2002 | 290 | #806 |
| 2001 | 237 | #935 |
| 2000 | 227 | #940 |
| 1999 | 245 | #876 |
| 1998 | 254 | #837 |
| 1997 | 231 | #877 |
| 1996 | 248 | #819 |
| 1995 | 272 | #749 |
| 1994 | 235 | #847 |
| 1993 | 250 | #802 |
| 1992 | 204 | #946 |
| 1991 | 151 | #1,157 |
| 1990 | 167 | #1,061 |
| 1989 | 138 | #1,180 |
| 1988 | 132 | #1,156 |
| 1987 | 152 | #1,016 |
| 1986 | 137 | #1,088 |
| 1985 | 112 | #1,226 |
| 1984 | 124 | #1,112 |
| 1983 | 91 | #1,319 |
| 1982 | 87 | #1,399 |
| 1981 | 113 | #1,172 |
| 1980 | 121 | #1,125 |
| 1979 | 108 | #1,204 |
| 1978 | 87 | #1,358 |
| 1977 | 133 | #1,009 |
| 1976 | 96 | #1,182 |
| 1975 | 54 | #1,729 |
| 1974 | 85 | #1,268 |
| 1973 | 74 | #1,349 |
| 1972 | 87 | #1,219 |
| 1971 | 92 | #1,221 |
| 1970 | 107 | #1,099 |
| 1969 | 89 | #1,182 |
| 1968 | 101 | #1,031 |
| 1967 | 78 | #1,204 |
| 1966 | 76 | #1,232 |
| 1965 | 103 | #1,025 |
| 1964 | 113 | #1,009 |
| 1963 | 115 | #993 |
| 1962 | 131 | #925 |
| 1961 | 114 | #1,014 |
| 1960 | 68 | #1,337 |
| 1959 | 49 | #1,551 |
| 1958 | 59 | #1,378 |
| 1957 | 68 | #1,273 |
| 1956 | 75 | #1,203 |
| 1955 | 96 | #1,025 |
| 1954 | 46 | #1,480 |
| 1953 | 37 | #1,621 |
| 1952 | 34 | #1,679 |
| 1951 | 39 | #1,504 |
| 1950 | 57 | #1,223 |
| 1949 | 53 | #1,250 |
| 1948 | 65 | #1,104 |
| 1947 | 43 | #1,412 |
| 1946 | 46 | #1,275 |
| 1945 | 34 | #1,373 |
| 1944 | 45 | #1,174 |
| 1943 | 68 | #952 |
| 1942 | 76 | #897 |
| 1941 | 77 | #821 |
| 1940 | 59 | #935 |
| 1939 | 7 | #3,427 |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,845 |
| 1937 | 7 | #3,433 |
Names like Scarlett
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Willow, Zara, Summer, Mia, Freya, Myla, Amelie, Thea, Harper, Poppy, Bella, Autumn
Other spellings of Scarlett
Scarlet, Scarlette, Scarleth, Skarlett, Skarlet, Skarlette, Skarleth
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Grace, Violet, Daisy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel, Carter, Harrison
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Scarlett: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/scarlett, updated 20 October 2026.