Baby name meaning

Scarlett

Seller of scarlet cloth · Old French origin

Meaning & origin

Scarlett is a female name of Old French origin, meaning “Seller of scarlet cloth”.

How popular is Scarlett?

In England & Wales, Scarlett ranked #79 among girls' names in 2024, with 610 babies given the name — down from #17 in 2014. Its strongest year in the England & Wales series is 2015, when it reached #16.

In the United States, Scarlett was the #21 girls' name in the 2020 data — its best showing in the US series, which samples one year per decade from 1880.

The two territories disagree about Scarlett: #21 in the US against #79 in England & Wales — a markedly more American choice.

Scarlett — popularity rank over timePopularity rank of the girls' name Scarlett over time, lower rank number = more popular. England and Wales annual rank 1996 to 2024. United States rank sampled one year per decade, 1950 to 2020.#1#10#100#1,000#10,00019501960197019801990200020102024US 1950: #1,232US 1960: #1,347US 1970: #1,106US 1980: #1,130US 1990: #1,065US 2000: #942US 2010: #115US 2020: #21England & Wales 2024: #79United StatesEngland & Wales
Scarlett’s popularity rank over time — England & Wales annual rank (solid) and United States rank sampled once per decade (dashed), #1 at the top. Log scale: each gridline is 10× the rank above it.
Scarlett in England & Wales: rank and births in sampled years, plus its peak year. Source: ONS ‘Baby names in England and Wales’.
YearE&W rankBirths
1996#216195
2000#182238
2005#461,261
2010#242,133
2015#162,285
2020#50942
2024#79610

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