How Many People Are Named Scarlet?
An estimated 16,568 people in the United States have the first name Scarlet. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Scarlet peaked in popularity in 2015 with 870 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Scarlet as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Scarlet paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Scarlet is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
16,568
About 1 in 20,688 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2015
870 births
Total Registered
17,121
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Scarlet
Scarlet is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 17,121 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Scarlet as a female name
Ranked #489 in 2024
622 female births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (870 births)
Scarlet: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Scarlet span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 8,195 babies were registered. While Scarlet is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Scarlet by Decade
How has Scarlet tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Scarlet by State
Birth registrations for Scarlet span all 50 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Wyoming, Vermont, Rhode Island. On average, about 282 Scarlets were registered per state.
Scarlet + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Scarlet as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Scarlet
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Scarlet: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Scarlet?
We estimate approximately 16,568 people named Scarlet are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 20,688 Americans share this first name.
Is Scarlet a common name?
Scarlet is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 17,121 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Scarlet most popular?
Scarlet reached peak popularity in 2015, when 870 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Scarlet is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Scarlet a female name?
Scarlet is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Scarlet Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Scarlet Smith, Scarlet Johnson, Scarlet Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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