How Many People Are Named Scarlette?
An estimated 5,463 people in the United States have the first name Scarlette. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Scarlette peaked in popularity in 2016 with 418 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Scarlette 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 Scarlette paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Scarlette is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 14, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
5,463
About 1 in 62,741 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2016
418 births
Total Registered
5,606
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Scarlette
Scarlette is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,606 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Scarlette as a female name
Ranked #1,128 in 2024
214 female births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (418 births)
Scarlette: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Scarlette span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 3,069 babies were registered. While Scarlette is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Scarlette by Decade
How has Scarlette 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.
Scarlette by State
Birth registrations for Scarlette span all 40 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Arizona. The lowest are in West Virginia, New Hampshire, Nebraska. On average, about 96 Scarlettes were registered per state.
Scarlette + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Scarlette as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Scarlette
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Scarlette: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Scarlette?
We estimate approximately 5,463 people named Scarlette 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 62,741 Americans share this first name.
Is Scarlette a common name?
Scarlette is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,606 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Scarlette most popular?
Scarlette reached peak popularity in 2016, when 418 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Scarlette is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Scarlette a female name?
Scarlette is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Scarlette Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Scarlette Smith, Scarlette Johnson, Scarlette 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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