Girls' name · since 2002
Skarlet
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 478 babies named Skarlet, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,194 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,204 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 478
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
478 babies have been named Skarlet since 2002, making it today's #5204 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Skarlet recorded 478 times among girls since 2002, holding rank #5204 nationally today, ahead of 70% 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 2002 to 2025.
- #12,194 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,204 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 478 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Skarlet ranks #12,194 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,204 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 478 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,194 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,204 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 478
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Skarlet's 478 recorded births place it above 83.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Skarlet compares
478 Top 46% higher than 54% 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
Skarlet's all-time total is 27% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Skarlet | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 478 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 21 | 19,840 |
Skarlet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Skarlet's full recorded timeline at 2014, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 39 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Skarlet popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Skarlet by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (267 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Skarlet's strongest decade.
267 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Skarlet births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 64
2000s
64 births
- 2010s
2010s
267 births
- 2020s
2020s
147 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 267 births (56% of all-time use).
Skarlet by state
Where Skarlet concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 38 | 7.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 35 | 7.3% |
38 of 478 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Skarlet's data
- Skarlet's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (267 total births) through the 2020s (147) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Skarlets (38 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Skarlet: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Skarlet 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.