Scarlet is an established variant of Scarlett that peaked in 2015 and remains in steady use.
Scarlet is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #510 for girl births in the United States (and #1,042 across all names), given to 581 babies. Scarlet first appears in 1939 and peaked in 2015 (870 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 581 | 581 | #510 |
| 2024 | 624 | 624 | #490 |
| 2023 | 664 | 664 | #464 |
| 2022 | 725 | 725 | #432 |
| 2021 | 698 | 698 | #449 |
| 2020 | 693 | 693 | #447 |
| 2019 | 829 | 829 | #378 |
| 2018 | 761 | 761 | #407 |
| 2017 | 786 | 786 | #400 |
| 2016 | 863 | 863 | #382 |
| 2015 | 870 | 870 | #376 |
| 2014 | 835 | 835 | #390 |
| 2013 | 848 | 848 | #370 |
| 2012 | 778 | 778 | #399 |
| 2011 | 864 | 864 | #373 |
| 2010 | 762 | 762 | #414 |
| 2009 | 497 | 497 | #607 |
| 2008 | 474 | 474 | #650 |
| 2007 | 406 | 406 | #722 |
| 2006 | 318 | 318 | #846 |
| 2005 | 214 | 214 | #1,108 |
| 2004 | 158 | 158 | #1,348 |
| 2003 | 169 | 169 | #1,248 |
| 2002 | 165 | 165 | #1,223 |
| 2001 | 115 | 115 | #1,607 |
| 2000 | 100 | 100 | #1,756 |
| 1999 | 67 | 67 | #2,249 |
| 1998 | 94 | 94 | #1,705 |
| 1997 | 79 | — | #1,879 |
| 1996 | 64 | — | #2,145 |
| 1995 | 81 | — | #1,786 |
| 1994 | 65 | — | #2,120 |
| 1993 | 94 | — | #1,623 |
| 1992 | 51 | — | #2,507 |
| 1991 | 57 | — | #2,286 |
| 1990 | 52 | — | #2,394 |
| 1989 | 57 | — | #2,162 |
| 1988 | 46 | — | #2,404 |
| 1987 | 50 | — | #2,189 |
| 1986 | 41 | — | #2,458 |
| 1985 | 50 | — | #2,130 |
| 1984 | 58 | — | #1,862 |
| 1983 | 46 | — | #2,150 |
| 1982 | 39 | — | #2,484 |
| 1981 | 57 | — | #1,905 |
| 1980 | 49 | — | #2,120 |
| 1979 | 60 | — | #1,809 |
| 1978 | 53 | — | #1,886 |
| 1977 | 64 | — | #1,654 |
| 1976 | 45 | — | #1,990 |
| 1975 | 43 | — | #2,046 |
| 1974 | 41 | — | #2,055 |
| 1973 | 47 | — | #1,825 |
| 1972 | 66 | — | #1,466 |
| 1971 | 62 | — | #1,572 |
| 1970 | 55 | — | #1,697 |
| 1969 | 66 | — | #1,450 |
| 1968 | 47 | — | #1,724 |
| 1967 | 56 | — | #1,504 |
| 1966 | 54 | — | #1,526 |
| 1965 | 57 | — | #1,482 |
| 1964 | 52 | — | #1,586 |
| 1963 | 83 | — | #1,210 |
| 1962 | 79 | — | #1,245 |
| 1961 | 71 | — | #1,325 |
| 1960 | 44 | — | #1,722 |
| 1959 | 38 | — | #1,815 |
| 1958 | 38 | — | #1,786 |
| 1957 | 38 | — | #1,775 |
| 1956 | 48 | — | #1,545 |
| 1955 | 57 | — | #1,346 |
| 1954 | 35 | — | #1,761 |
| 1953 | 19 | — | #2,502 |
| 1952 | 14 | — | #3,022 |
| 1951 | 25 | — | #2,010 |
| 1950 | 36 | — | #1,570 |
| 1949 | 29 | — | #1,800 |
| 1948 | 26 | — | #1,892 |
| 1947 | 21 | — | #2,187 |
| 1946 | 18 | — | #2,300 |
| 1945 | 16 | — | #2,223 |
| 1944 | 15 | — | #2,376 |
| 1943 | 29 | — | #1,586 |
| 1942 | 25 | — | #1,699 |
| 1941 | 21 | — | #1,794 |
| 1940 | 16 | — | #2,092 |
| 1939 | 6 | — | #4,179 |