Names / Girl names
Scarlette
Current rank
#1,180
and easing
All-time peak
#696
in 2016
First recorded
1940
in U.S. data
Children named
5,800
since 1940
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #696 in 2016 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Scarlette was first recorded in American naming records in 1940, where it reads as a girls' name. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Its strongest year was 2016, at #696 nationally. More than 5,800 children have been given the name overall.