Scarlet has been given to about 17,709 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2015, which makes it a current name.
Scarlet ranks 510th among American girls in 2025, with 581 born that year. Its best year was 2015, when 870 babies were given the name, ranking 376th. The typical living American called Scarlet is about 12 years old today. It is relatively most common in Nevada, where it accounts for 0.05% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.