US rank #2998 Girls' name Peak 2024 696 births

Scarleth — #2998 US girls' name

696 babies named Scarleth in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s122000s1542010s3292020s201
#2998
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 83% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Scarleth was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

55 babies were named Scarleth in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Scarleth

The Social Security Administration has registered 696 babies named Scarleth between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Scarleth currently holds the #2998 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 55 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Scarleth performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 329 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Scarleth shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 118 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Scarleth in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Scarleth in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 696 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Scarleth at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

696

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2024

55 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,998

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Scarleth popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
55
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
0204060 20242020201620122008200420001995 7

Scarleth by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
329 births that decade — 47% of Scarleth's all-time total
1990s122000s1542010s3292020s201

Scarleth by state

Where Scarleth concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Scarleth
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
118 17.0%
#2 California
53 7.6%
#3 New York
18 2.6%
#4 Florida
5 0.7%
#5 Virginia
5 0.7%
Texas share of Scarleth's total US births 17.0%
Even split

118 of 696 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Scarleth?
696 babies have been named Scarleth since 1995. It currently ranks #2998 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 55 births.
When was Scarleth most popular?
Scarleth was most popular in the 2010s decade with 329 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Scarleth most popular?
The top states for the name Scarleth are Texas (118 births), California (53 births), New York (18 births).
How long has the name Scarleth been used?
Scarleth has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Scarleth?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Scarlett, Scarlet, Scarlette, Scarlettrose, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1995–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.