Given name & surname
Scarlet
“vibrant red color; a vivacious woman”
Scarlet is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “vibrant red color; a vivacious woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “vibrant red color; a vivacious woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1939. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Scarlet has a related form in Scarlett. The history of Scarlett gives this family its wider story. In Gone with the Wind, the heroine’s full name is Katie Scarlett O’Hara. Scarlett represents her grandmother’s maiden surname, making the novel itself an example of a family surname becoming a familiar first name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Scarlet through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 17,709
- 0 boys · 17,709 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 870 babies
- 2025
- 581
- #510 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −16%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 581 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 510 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 16.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 870 in 2015. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (80). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 14,633 as a first name in 2020; 236 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Scarlet’s family of names
In English usage, Scarlet has a related form in Scarlett. Scarlet has a related form in Scarlett. Scarlet has a related form in Scarlette.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Scarlet
- Scarlet OrtizVenezuelan actressborn 1974
- Scarlet GruberVenezuelan actress and modelborn 1989
- Scarlet GomezNigerian Actress
- Scarlet RiveraAmerican violinistborn 1950
- Scarlet GarciaFilipino model (1985–2008)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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