US rank #3003 Girls' name Peak 2016 1,033 births

Skarlett — #3003 US girls' name

1,033 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.

2000s842010s6382020s311
#3003
of 17,661 girls in use

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

2010s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Skarlett was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

87 babies were named Skarlett in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Skarlett

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,033 babies named Skarlett between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Skarlett currently holds the #3003 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 87 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Skarlett performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 638 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Skarlett shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 172 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Skarlett in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Skarlett 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 1,033 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.

Skarlett at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,033

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2016

87 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,003

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Skarlett popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
87
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
020406080100 202420212018201520122009200620032002 8

Skarlett by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
638 births that decade — 62% of Skarlett's all-time total
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Skarlett by state

Where Skarlett concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Skarlett
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
172 16.7%
#2 Texas
159 15.4%
#3 New York
30 2.9%
#4 Ohio
11 1.1%
#5 Arizona
10 1.0%
#6 Michigan
5 0.5%
#7 New Jersey
5 0.5%
California share of Skarlett's total US births 16.7%
Even split

172 of 1,033 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Skarlett?
1,033 babies have been named Skarlett since 2002. It currently ranks #3003 among girls. The peak year was 2016 with 87 births.
When was Skarlett most popular?
Skarlett was most popular in the 2010s decade with 638 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Skarlett most popular?
The top states for the name Skarlett are California (172 births), Texas (159 births), New York (30 births).
How long has the name Skarlett been used?
Skarlett has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Skarlett?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Skai, Skarlet, Skarlette, Skarleth, 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, 2002–2024 (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.