Scarlet: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “scarlet red”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- SKAR-lit · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Variant spelling of Scarlett/Scarlet, from the English color word derived through Old French from Persian and Arabic textile terms. It began as a surname and descriptive byname before modern given-name use.
How popular is Scarlet?
Babies named Scarlet in 2024622
2024 rank#489 girls
Peak year2019
Total US babies since 188017,121
Scarlet has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.
Names like Scarlet
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Scarlet questions
What does the name Scarlet mean?
Scarlet means "scarlet red". It comes from English. Variant spelling of Scarlett/Scarlet, from the English color word derived through Old French from Persian and Arabic textile terms. It began as a surname and descriptive byname before modern given-name use.
Is Scarlet a boy or girl name?
Scarlet is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Scarlet?
622 US babies were named Scarlet in 2024. Its peak year was 2019.
How do you pronounce Scarlet?
Scarlet is usually pronounced SKAR-lit.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.