Scarlet is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Scarlet means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Scarlet across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Scarlet has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Scarlet is a girl name of English origin meaning “bright red”. A variant of Scarlett, from a surname for a dyer or cloth seller.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 17,709 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 4,803 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 102 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 40 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 28 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Scarlet per year, United States (1939 to 2025). United States peaked in 2015 (870/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2009 (349/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2014 (14/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2009 (7/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2010 (4/yr).
Scarlet has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2015, when it ranked #754 nationally (given to 1,136 babies that year).
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