Scarlet

“Bright red; also a modern variant of Scarlett” — English origin

Girl's name · #509 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Scarlet has appeared in US records since 1939 — best rank #370 (2013) · 17,709 babies named Scarlet all-time · 1 in 2,800 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,000 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 3,600 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 7,000 girls in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 38 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Scarlets

Scarlet Ortiz — Venezuelan actress
Scarlet Gruber — Venezuelan actress and model
Scarlet Gomez — Nigerian Actress
Scarlet Rivera — American violinist
Scarlet Moon de Chevalier — Brazilian journalist

In stories & tradition

Scarlet Witch — X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse · Uncanny X-Men
Scarlet Spider — Earth-616
Scarlet Scarab — Earth-616

What Scarlets become

Among 41 notable people named Scarlet:

Entertainers appear 4.88× more often than among typical names — e.g. Scarlet Ortiz, Venezuelan actress.

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