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Scarlet

Scarlet holds the #509 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 581 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #446 in 2020 to #509 today. Its strongest year on record was 2013 (#370 nationally, 848 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1939. The name's biggest fan base is in Nevada (#235 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#509
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#370
in 2013 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
581
girls named Scarlet

Scarlet popularity, 1880–2025

0.013%0.027%0.040%0.053%18801900192019401960198020002020#370 in 2013
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2013

Where Scarlet is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Scarlet in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Scarlet in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Scarlet in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Scarlet in 2025NH—Washington: #511 (13 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)WA#511Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Scarlet in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Scarlet in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Scarlet in 2025ND—Minnesota: #540 (9 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MN#540Wisconsin: #344 (15 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)WI#344Michigan: #589 (13 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MI#589New York: #585 (28 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)NY#585Massachusetts: #519 (10 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MA#519Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Scarlet in 2025RI—Oregon: #353 (10 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)OR#353Nevada: #235 (11 girls, 0.12% of girls born 2025)NV#235Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Scarlet in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Scarlet in 2025SD—Iowa: #437 (7 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)IA#437Illinois: #709 (13 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)IL#709Indiana: #444 (15 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)IN#444Ohio: #514 (20 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)OH#514Pennsylvania: #428 (25 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)PA#428New Jersey: #535 (14 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)NJ#535Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Scarlet in 2025CT—California: #413 (80 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)CA#413Utah: #440 (9 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)UT#440Colorado: #497 (11 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)CO#497Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Scarlet in 2025NE—Missouri: #442 (13 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)MO#442Kentucky: #259 (17 girls, 0.10% of girls born 2025)KY#259West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Scarlet in 2025WV—Virginia: #758 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)VA#758Maryland: #731 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MD#731Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Scarlet in 2025DE—Arizona: #446 (15 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)AZ#446New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Scarlet in 2025NM—Kansas: #445 (7 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)KS#445Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Scarlet in 2025AR—Tennessee: #748 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)TN#748North Carolina: #684 (14 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NC#684South Carolina: #467 (10 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)SC#467District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Scarlet in 2025DC—Oklahoma: #437 (9 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)OK#437Louisiana: #477 (9 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)LA#477Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Scarlet in 2025MS—Alabama: #819 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)AL#819Georgia: #748 (13 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)GA#748Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Scarlet in 2025HI—Texas: #477 (68 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)TX#477Florida: #515 (35 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)FL#515
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Nevada (#235), Kentucky (#259), Oregon (#353)

Uniqueness score

41/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Scarlet in the most recent year of SSA data.

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