Scarlet
Scarlet is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Scarlet
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Scarlet is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Scarlet
Scarlet first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1939, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2015: 870 births, good for #376 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 45% of all recorded Scarlets. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #488 among baby girl names with 626 births, gradually falling (-13%). In total, more than 18K Scarlets have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Scarlet
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Names that sound like Scarlet
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About the name Scarlet
Scarlet is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1939 and has accumulated 18K births in the dataset. Scarlet's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #370. Use the chart and map above to compare Scarlet's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.