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
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- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
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| 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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First appearance
1937
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 2013
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Nevada#18 · 1 in 165
- California#26 · 1 in 251
- Alaska#27 · 1 in 129
- Idaho#27 · 1 in 158
- Utah#30 · 1 in 194
Best ever in a state: #7 in Wyoming, 2023.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | #18 | 64 | 1 in 165 |
| California | #26 | 819 | 1 in 251 |
| Alaska | #27 | 19 | 1 in 129 |
| Idaho | #27 | 39 | 1 in 158 |
| Utah | #30 | 91 | 1 in 194 |
| Colorado | #32 | 95 | 1 in 239 |
| Arizona | #34 | 134 | 1 in 229 |
| New Mexico | #34 | 37 | 1 in 182 |
| Maine | #37 | 22 | 1 in 162 |
| Nebraska | #38 | 38 | 1 in 207 |
| New York | #41 | 309 | 1 in 295 |
| Massachusetts | #42 | 107 | 1 in 237 |
| Illinois | #43 | 195 | 1 in 297 |
| Oregon | #43 | 58 | 1 in 259 |
| Oklahoma | #44 | 61 | 1 in 273 |
| Texas | #44 | 535 | 1 in 301 |
| New Hampshire | #47 | 19 | 1 in 197 |
| Washington | #47 | 101 | 1 in 295 |
| Kansas | #48 | 47 | 1 in 274 |
| Tennessee | #48 | 106 | 1 in 281 |
| Minnesota | #49 | 93 | 1 in 260 |
| Virginia | #49 | 136 | 1 in 267 |
| North Dakota | #50 | 16 | 1 in 199 |
| Ohio | #50 | 168 | 1 in 313 |
| Wisconsin | #50 | 87 | 1 in 265 |
| Wyoming | #50 | 8 | 1 in 155 |
| South Carolina | #51 | 69 | 1 in 254 |
| Louisiana | #54 | 69 | 1 in 292 |
| New Jersey | #54 | 121 | 1 in 302 |
| Rhode Island | #54 | 14 | 1 in 208 |
| Maryland | #55 | 83 | 1 in 283 |
| Michigan | #56 | 137 | 1 in 304 |
| Vermont | #56 | 8 | 1 in 156 |
| Kentucky | #58 | 67 | 1 in 276 |
| North Carolina | #59 | 140 | 1 in 316 |
| Pennsylvania | #60 | 166 | 1 in 314 |
| Arkansas | #61 | 38 | 1 in 297 |
| Indiana | #62 | 90 | 1 in 332 |
| Iowa | #63 | 44 | 1 in 290 |
| Missouri | #68 | 85 | 1 in 318 |
| Georgia | #69 | 133 | 1 in 350 |
| Montana | #69 | 11 | 1 in 256 |
| Connecticut | #71 | 40 | 1 in 294 |
| Florida | #72 | 210 | 1 in 386 |
| Delaware | #74 | 11 | 1 in 234 |
| Alabama | #79 | 51 | 1 in 366 |
| West Virginia | #104 | 18 | 1 in 369 |
| Hawaii | #105 | 10 | 1 in 327 |
| South Dakota | #114 | 9 | 1 in 350 |
| District of Columbia | #148 | 8 | 1 in 416 |
| Mississippi | #152 | 18 | 1 in 606 |
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.
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Momentum · girls
Falling
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
85 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1937
- Peaked 2022 at #14 (7,258 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 15 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 15 yrs · run 2011–2025
- Top 1,000: 40 yrs · run 1992–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 224
- 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
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 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 2013
girls
#42
5,054 births · 1 in 347 girls
Top girls' names in 2013
More about 2013
girls
1,754,746 girls got a published name in 2013; 1 in 347 of them was named Scarlett, which outranked 99.8% of the 19,279 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Scarlett
Biggest movers since 2012
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.