Scarlette

Scarlette: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “scarlet, bright red”
Origin: French
Say it: skar-LET · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Scarlette is a variant spelling of Scarlett, from a surname and word for a rich scarlet cloth. The word ultimately entered English through Old French.

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How popular is Scarlette?

202464.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Scarlette in 2024214

2024 rank#1,126 girls

Peak year2016

Total US babies since 18805,606

Scarlette has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Scarlette

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Scarlettscarlet, bright red · English
Scarletscarlet red · English
Charlottefree man · French
Eleanormeaning uncertain · French
Eloisehealthy; wide · French
Claireclear, bright · French
Nataliebirthday of the Lord · French
Madelineof Magdala · French

Scarlette questions

What does the name Scarlette mean?

Scarlette means "scarlet, bright red". It comes from French. Scarlette is a variant spelling of Scarlett, from a surname and word for a rich scarlet cloth. The word ultimately entered English through Old French.

Is Scarlette a boy or girl name?

Scarlette is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Scarlette?

214 US babies were named Scarlette in 2024. Its peak year was 2016.

How do you pronounce Scarlette?

Scarlette is usually pronounced skar-LET.

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.