Girls' name · since 2002
Skarlett
1,095 babies named Skarlett in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,049 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,816 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,095
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Skarlett currently ranks #2816 among girls' names in America, with 1,095 babies recorded since 2002.
Social Security Administration records show Skarlett recorded 1,095 times among girls since 2002, holding rank #2816 nationally today, ahead of 84% 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.
- #7,049 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,816 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,095 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Skarlett ranks #7,049 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,816 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,095 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,049 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,816 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,095
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Skarlett's 1,095 recorded births place it above 90.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Skarlett compares
1,095 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Skarlett's all-time total is 191% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Skarlett | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,095 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 87 | 21 | 19,840 |
Skarlett's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Skarlett's full recorded timeline at 2014, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 87 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Skarlett popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 87
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Skarlett by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (638 births, 58% of the file).
2010s was Skarlett's strongest decade.
638 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Skarlett births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 84
2000s
84 births
- 2010s
2010s
638 births
- 2020s
2020s
373 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 638 births (58% of all-time use).
How Skarlett 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 Skarlett's total volume
Skarlett by state
Where Skarlett concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 177 | 16.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 171 | 15.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 31 | 2.8% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.5% |
177 of 1,095 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Skarlett's data
- Skarlett's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (638 total births) through the 2020s (373) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Skarletts (177 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 Skarlett: 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 (~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 Skarlett 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.