NameTides

Scarlet

Scarlet was the #509 girls' name in the US in 2025 (581 babies), and #973 in England & Wales and #819 in Canada.

Scarlet as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Scarlet as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020USScotlandCanadaEngland & Wales
Scarlet as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#509 (581)#973 (36)#539 (5)——#819 (35)
2024#490 (624)#795 (47)#541 (5)——#613 (48)
2023#463 (664)#774 (46)———#586 (49)
2022#432 (725)#706 (52)——#905 (3)#474 (62)
2021#449 (698)#674 (57)#792 (3)——#458 (66)
2020#446 (693)#597 (65)#765 (3)#397 (3)—#538 (54)
2019#378 (829)#485 (85)———#494 (65)
2018#407 (761)#427 (102)#583 (5)#361 (4)#734 (4)#405 (80)
2017#398 (786)#333 (143)#666 (4)——#465 (70)
2016#381 (863)#280 (178)#502 (6)#306 (5)#750 (4)#512 (63)
2015#376 (870)#214 (245)#300 (13)#358 (4)#751 (4)#470 (70)
2014#390 (835)#223 (231)#294 (14)——#436 (75)
2013#370 (848)#180 (289)#506 (6)#327 (5)—#546 (55)
2012#398 (778)#158 (337)#665 (4)#297 (6)#907 (3)#582 (50)
2011#372 (864)#171 (304)#430 (8)#444 (3)#937 (3)#514 (60)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2019 at #378.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1939.

How common is it?

about 1 in 2,800 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 2,800uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 7,000uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 3,600uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 4,300uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Scarlet is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 2,800 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 2,600 to 1 in 3,100.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Scarlet by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #344WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #511WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #540MNIllinois: #709ILMichigan: #589MINew York: #585NYMassachusetts: #519MAOregon: #353ORNevada: #235NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #437IAIndiana: #444INOhio: #514OHPennsylvania: #428PANew Jersey: #535NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #413CAUtah: #440UTColorado: #497CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #442MOKentucky: #259KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #758VAMaryland: #731MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #446AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #445KSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #748TNNorth Carolina: #684NCSouth Carolina: #467SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #437OKLouisiana: #477LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #819ALGeorgia: #748GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #477TXFlorida: #515FL
Scarlet (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#50625

Scarlet (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ScarletCanadaGirls#81935
ScarletEngland & WalesGirls#97336
ScarletIrelandGirls—too few
ScarletNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
ScarletScotlandGirls#5395
ScarletUSGirls#509581