Girls' name · since 1940
Scarlette
Scarlette has 5,806 recorded births since 1940 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,326 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,175 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,806
- born since 1940
- 2010s
- peak decade
Scarlette currently ranks #1175 among girls' names in America, with 5,806 babies recorded since 1940.
Social Security Administration records show Scarlette recorded 5,806 times among girls since 1940, holding rank #1175 nationally today, ahead of 93% 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 1940 to 2025.
- #2,326 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,175 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,806 born since 1940
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Scarlette ranks #2,326 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,175 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,806 born since 1940, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,326 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,175 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,806
- born since 1940
- 2010s
- peak decade
Scarlette's 5,806 recorded births place it above 96.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Scarlette compares
5,806 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Scarlette's all-time total is 15x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Scarlette | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,806 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 418 | 21 | 19,840 |
Scarlette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Scarlette's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 93% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 7%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1944, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 418, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Scarlette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 418
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Scarlette by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,070 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Scarlette's strongest decade.
3,070 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Scarlette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 82
1940s
82 births
- 1950s 58
1950s
58 births
- 1960s 142
1960s
142 births
- 1970s 76
1970s
76 births
- 1980s 99
1980s
99 births
- 1990s 144
1990s
144 births
- 2000s 592
2000s
592 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,070 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,543 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,070 births (53% of all-time use).
How Scarlette 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 Scarlette's total volume
Scarlette by state
Where Scarlette concentrates geographically, total births since 1940
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 928 | 16.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 561 | 9.7% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 216 | 3.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 211 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 208 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 163 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 146 | 2.5% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 143 | 2.5% |
928 of 5,806 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Scarlette appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Scarlette's data
- Scarlette's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (3,070 total births) through the 2020s (1,543) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Scarlettes (928 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Scarlette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~85 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, 1940–2025 (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 Scarlette 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.