Girls' name · peaked in 2017
Scarlett name popularity since 1925
111,739 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Scarlett. Half of them were born in 2017 or earlier, so the typical Scarlett is about 9 years old in 2026. Scarlett peaked in 2017 as the #18 name for girls, and it ranked #32 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 111,739
- Named Scarlett, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #32
- for girls in 2025 (5,644 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 111,687 girls · 52 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 3.16× its national share
Peak year is the year Scarlett made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Scarlett births per year, 1925–2025
2017 was the biggest year for Scarlett both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2002 and 2007, Scarlett became 5.1× more common, from 1 in 6,200 baby girls to 1 in 1,210.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Scarlett's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Scarlett.
Decade by decade
Babies named Scarlett in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 20 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 566 | 0 | #1,396 |
| 1950s | 560 | 0 | #1,030 |
| 1960s | 988 | 0 | #1,031 |
| 1970s | 923 | 0 | #1,752 |
| 1980s | 1,207 | 0 | #1,231 |
| 1990s | 2,257 | 0 | #751 |
| 2000s | 8,595 | 7 | #424 |
| 2010s | 58,287 | 22 | #22 |
| 2020–25 | 38,284 | 23 | #32 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
77.2% of babies named Scarlett from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Scarlett is most popular
The index compares Scarlett's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Scarlett.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 3.16× | 1,239 |
| Arizona | 2.01× | 2,864 |
| Alaska | 1.93× | 315 |
| Utah | 1.71× | 1,601 |
| Colorado | 1.45× | 1,960 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Scarlett and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Scarlett (this page) | 111,687 | 2017 |
| Scarlet | 17,709 | 2019 |
| Skarlett | 1,095 | 2016 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Scarlett's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Scarlett.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Scarlett (2017).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data