Scarlett
#32 for girls in 2025, 5,644 births · #10,695 for boys in 2025, 6 births
Given to girls >99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2022 · 7,258 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 15 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 111,687since 1937
Scarlett over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #32 | 5,644 | #10,695 | 6 |
| 2024 | #27 | 5,912 | #10,938 | 6 |
| 2023 | #17 | 6,318 | #10,821 | 6 |
| 2022 | #14 | 7,258 | — | |
| 2021 | #20 | 6,631 | — | |
| 2020 | #21 | 6,521 | #12,022 | 5 |
| 2019 | #21 | 7,086 | #12,145 | 5 |
| 2018 | #20 | 7,226 | #10,760 | 6 |
| 2017 | #18 | 7,721 | — | |
| 2016 | #18 | 7,720 | #12,185 | 5 |
| 2015 | #22 | 7,143 | — | |
| 2014 | #30 | 6,011 | — | |
| 2013 | #42 | 5,054 | — | |
| 2012 | #61 | 4,045 | #10,770 | 6 |
| 2011 | #80 | 3,564 | — | |
| 2010 | #115 | 2,717 | — | |
| 2009 | #170 | 1,923 | #9,864 | 7 |
| 2008 | #211 | 1,621 | — | |
| 2007 | #218 | 1,583 | — | |
| 2006 | #297 | 1,116 | — | |
| 2005 | #423 | 733 | — | |
| 2004 | #528 | 538 | — | |
| 2003 | #758 | 327 | — | |
| 2002 | #806 | 290 | — | |
| 2001 | #936 | 237 | — | |
| 2000 | #941 | 227 | — | |
| 1999 | #877 | 245 | — | |
| 1998 | #837 | 254 | — | |
| 1997 | #878 | 231 | — | |
| 1996 | #819 | 248 | — | |
| 1995 | #750 | 272 | — | |
| 1994 | #848 | 235 | — | |
| 1993 | #803 | 250 | — | |
| 1992 | #948 | 204 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,160 | 151 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,063 | 167 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,183 | 138 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,157 | 132 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,016 | 152 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,088 | 137 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,226 | 112 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,112 | 124 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,319 | 91 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,399 | 87 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,172 | 113 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,125 | 121 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,204 | 108 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,358 | 87 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,009 | 133 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,182 | 96 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,729 | 54 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,268 | 85 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,349 | 74 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,219 | 87 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,221 | 92 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,099 | 107 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,182 | 89 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,031 | 101 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,204 | 78 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,232 | 76 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,025 | 103 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,009 | 113 | — | |
| 1963 | #993 | 115 | — | |
| 1962 | #925 | 131 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,014 | 114 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,338 | 68 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,552 | 49 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,379 | 59 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,274 | 68 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,204 | 75 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,026 | 96 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,481 | 46 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,622 | 37 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,680 | 34 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,505 | 39 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,224 | 57 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,251 | 53 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,105 | 65 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,413 | 43 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,276 | 46 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,374 | 34 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,175 | 45 | — | |
| 1943 | #952 | 68 | — | |
| 1942 | #897 | 76 | — | |
| 1941 | #821 | 77 | — | |
| 1940 | #935 | 59 | — | |
| 1939 | #3,429 | 7 | — | |
| 1938 | #3,847 | 6 | — | |
| 1937 | #3,434 | 7 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Scarlett! It came in at #3,434, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1937–1939, when fewer than 8 girls a year got the name.
Where Scarlett is popular in 2009
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Rhode Island#94 · 1 in 341
- Nevada#104 · 1 in 409
- West Virginia#109 · 1 in 400
- Colorado#109 · 1 in 497
- California#119 · 1 in 605
Best ever in a state: #7 in Wyoming, 2023.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | #94 | 9 | 1 in 341 |
| Nevada | #104 | 28 | 1 in 409 |
| Colorado | #109 | 48 | 1 in 497 |
| West Virginia | #109 | 17 | 1 in 400 |
| California | #119 | 361 | 1 in 605 |
| New Hampshire | #120 | 9 | 1 in 438 |
| Kansas | #127 | 27 | 1 in 510 |
| Connecticut | #129 | 23 | 1 in 549 |
| Washington | #130 | 52 | 1 in 603 |
| Arizona | #134 | 61 | 1 in 550 |
| Hawaii | #135 | 8 | 1 in 421 |
| Minnesota | #135 | 43 | 1 in 577 |
| Alaska | #139 | 6 | 1 in 390 |
| Maine | #146 | 8 | 1 in 494 |
| Virginia | #154 | 54 | 1 in 680 |
| Utah | #156 | 30 | 1 in 635 |
| North Dakota | #166 | 5 | 1 in 526 |
| Missouri | #171 | 36 | 1 in 778 |
| Tennessee | #173 | 38 | 1 in 803 |
| Nebraska | #174 | 13 | 1 in 631 |
| North Carolina | #183 | 53 | 1 in 876 |
| Georgia | #184 | 59 | 1 in 860 |
| Iowa | #184 | 18 | 1 in 735 |
| Michigan | #184 | 49 | 1 in 872 |
| Florida | #187 | 90 | 1 in 915 |
| Texas | #187 | 181 | 1 in 921 |
| Massachusetts | #188 | 31 | 1 in 847 |
| New Jersey | #192 | 41 | 1 in 935 |
| Ohio | #192 | 60 | 1 in 907 |
| Illinois | #193 | 68 | 1 in 930 |
| New York | #196 | 97 | 1 in 977 |
| Maryland | #197 | 30 | 1 in 824 |
| Arkansas | #199 | 15 | 1 in 787 |
| Kentucky | #201 | 22 | 1 in 877 |
| New Mexico | #202 | 11 | 1 in 729 |
| Pennsylvania | #213 | 53 | 1 in 1,031 |
| South Carolina | #213 | 21 | 1 in 884 |
| Oregon | #219 | 18 | 1 in 869 |
| Alabama | #225 | 20 | 1 in 1,001 |
| Indiana | #238 | 30 | 1 in 1,057 |
| Mississippi | #241 | 13 | 1 in 905 |
| Wisconsin | #267 | 21 | 1 in 1,167 |
| Oklahoma | #328 | 13 | 1 in 1,325 |
| Louisiana | #356 | 14 | 1 in 1,475 |
| Idaho | #381 | 5 | 1 in 1,354 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Scarlett
- 5 spots since 2024 (#27 → #32)
- 11 spots since 2020 (#21 → #32)
- 10 spots since 2015 (#22 → #32)
- Biggest jump: 2,494 spots in 1940 (#3,429 → #935)
- Biggest drop: 223 spots in 1944 (#952 → #1,175)
- Debuted 1937
- Peaked 2022 at #14 (7,258 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 15 yrs · run 2011–2025
- Top 1,000: 40 yrs · run 1992–2025
- Highest: 1 in 224 girls born in 2017 were named Scarlett (0.45%)
- Latest: 1 in 285 girls born in 2025 (0.35%)
- Its best rank, #14 in 2022, was only 1 in 226 (0.44%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 52.2% of all girls named Scarlett (58,287) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 20 | #3,429 (1939) | #3,570 |
| 1940s | 566 | #821 (1941) | #1,120 |
| 1950s | 560 | #1,026 (1955) | #1,395 |
| 1960s | 988 | #925 (1962) | #1,095 |
| 1970s | 923 | #1,009 (1977) | #1,264 |
| 1980s | 1,207 | #1,016 (1987) | #1,180 |
| 1990s | 2,257 | #750 (1995) | #898 |
| 2000s | 8,595 | #170 (2009) | #529 |
| 2010s | 58,287 | #18 (2017) | #43 |
| 2020s | 38,284 | #14 (2022) | #22 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Scarlett in 2009
Top girls' names in 2009
Top boys' names in 2009
More about 2009
girls
1,837,114 girls got a published name in 2009; 1 in 955 of them was named Scarlett, which outranked 99.2% of the 20,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,983,573 boys got a published name in 2009; 1 in 283,368 of them was named Scarlett, which outranked 32.2% of the 14,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #8,985Zyheem8
- #8,985Zyir8
- #8,985Zykel8
- #9,864Scarlett7
- #9,864Aaran7
- #9,864Aarian7
- #9,864Aarit7
- #10,994Aaban6
- #10,994Aareon6
- #10,994Aasir6
Tied with 1,129 names at #9,864; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.