Girls' name · since 1939
Scarlet
Since 1939, U.S. Social Security records show 17,709 babies named Scarlet, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,148 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #510 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 17,709
- born since 1939
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Scarlet is the #510 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 17,709 recorded since 1939.
Social Security Administration records show Scarlet recorded 17,709 times among girls since 1939, holding rank #510 nationally today, ahead of 97% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 2025.
- #1,148 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #510 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 17,709 born since 1939
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Scarlet ranks #1,148 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #510 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 17,709 born since 1939, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,148 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #510 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 17,709
- born since 1939
- 2010s
- peak decade
Scarlet's 17,709 recorded births place it above 98.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Scarlet compares
17,709 Top 7% higher than 93% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Scarlet's all-time total is 47x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Scarlet | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 17,709 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 870 | 21 | 19,840 |
Scarlet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Scarlet splits its recorded history at 1982: 90% of all births land in the more recent half, 10% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1939 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 870 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Scarlet popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 870
- Annual births at peak, across 87 years of records
Scarlet by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (8,196 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Scarlet's strongest decade.
8,196 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Scarlet births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 216
1940s
216 births
- 1950s 348
1950s
348 births
- 1960s 609
1960s
609 births
- 1970s 536
1970s
536 births
- 1980s 493
1980s
493 births
- 1990s 704
1990s
704 births
- 2000s 2,616
2000s
2,616 births
- 2010s
2010s
8,196 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,985 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 8,196 births (46% of all-time use).
How Scarlet compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Scarlet's total volume
Scarlet by state
Where Scarlet concentrates geographically, total births since 1939
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,412 | 13.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,557 | 8.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 967 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 675 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 622 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 545 | 3.1% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 493 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 429 | 2.4% |
2,412 of 17,709 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Scarlet appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Scarlet's data
- Scarlet's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (8,196 total births) through the 2020s (3,985) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Scarlets (2,412 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Scarlet
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Scarlet: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~86 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1939–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Scarlet draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.