Scarlette is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Scarlette means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Scarlette across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Scarlette has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Scarlette is a girl name of English origin meaning “scarlet, rich red cloth”. A variant spelling of Scarlett.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 5,806 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 410 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 Scarlette per year, United States (1940 to 2025). United States peaked in 2016 (418/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2014 (40/yr).
Scarlette is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2016, when it ranked #1,318 nationally (given to 444 babies that year).
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