Scarlett
Top 1000
About Scarlett
Scarlett Johansson is doing more for this sparky southern name than Scarlett O'Hara ever did. Since the turn of the 21st century, Scarlett has gone from an obscure literary name to one of the most popular girls' names starting with S, right after longtime favorites Sophia and Sofia.
Scarlett originated as an occupational surname, denoting a person who sold scarlet, a luxury wool cloth produced in Medieval Europe. The word is thought to derive from the Arabic siklāt, referring to silks dyed with kermes. The fanciest, favorite color was scarlet red.
Sylvester Stallone's third 'S' daughter, following Sophia and Sistine, is Scarlet (one 't', as in the color) and The White Stripes' Jack White and Karen Elson also have a Scarlett, as do Molly Sims and Rob Schneider. The Mick Jaggers were ahead of the curve when they chose Scarlett for the middle name of their daughter Elizabeth in 1984.
In the Margaret Mitchell novel Gone With the Wind, Scarlett was the main character's grandmother's maiden name—she was actually named Katie O'Hara. The name entered the Top 1000 in 1940, a year after the movie of Gone With the Wind was released. Scarlett has continued its winning streak, ranking in the Top 50 since 2013.
One of the leading characters on TV's Nashville was named Scarlett O'Connor.
As of October 2026, Scarlett ranked #32 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #14 in 2022, Nameberry popularity #209.
Editor's take: The name Scarlett is a girl's name of English origin meaning "scarlet, red".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #30 | 6,010 | 3,364.4 |
| 2015 | #22 | 7,143 | 4,001.5 |
| 2016 | #18 | 7,716 | 4,354.3 |
| 2017 | #18 | 7,719 | 4,471 |
| 2018 | #20 | 7,223 | 4,246.1 |
| 2019 | #21 | 7,084 | 4,220.8 |
| 2020 | #21 | 6,518 | 4,032 |
| 2021 | #20 | 6,627 | 4,038.7 |
| 2022 | #14 | 7,256 | 4,424 |
| 2023 | #17 | 6,311 | 3,933.1 |
| 2024 | #27 | 5,894 | 3,637.8 |
| 2025 | #32 | 5,644 | 3,511.6 |
World rankings
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Scarlett on lists
Famous Scarletts
- Scarlett Ingrid Johansson
American actress
- Scarlett Noel Pomers
American actress
- Scarlett Thomas
English novelist
- Scarlett Werner
German tennis player
- Scarlett Bordeaux
ring name of Elizabeth Chihaia, American pro wrestler
- Scarlett Hannah Byrne
British actress
- Scarlett Estevez
American child model & actress
- Scarlett Rae Mercer (b. 1997)
daughter of actor Ian Mercer
- Scarlett Murray (b. 1999)
daughter of comedian Al Murray
- Scarlett Teresa White (b. 2006)
daughter of musician Jack White and model Karen Elson
- Scarlett Annette Turrentine (b. 2007)
daughter of actress Reagan Gomez,Preston and model DeWayne Turrentine
- Scarlett Allen (b. 2008)
daughter of TV chef Rachel Allen and Isaac Allen
- Scarlett Rose Pinder (b. 2008)
daughter of actors Stephanie Chambers and Steven Pinder
- Scarlett Jacqueline Thomas (b. 2008)
daughter of actors Tina O'Brien and Ryan Thomas
- Scarlett Lyric Cheney (b. 2008)
daughter of singer Chris Cheney
- Scarlett Marie Boardman (b. 2010)
daughter of actors Lee Boardman and Jennifer Jones
- Scarlett Avery Bigelow (b. 2012)
daughter of actress Elisa Donovan and Charlie Bigelow
- Scarlett King (b. 2012)
daughter of musicians Darren King and Stacey DuPree
- Scarlett Rose Coyne (b. 2013)
daughter of model Tiffany Coyne
- Scarlett Elizabeth Gardner (b. 2014)
one of the four Gardner quadruplets
- Scarlett Ruth Dokke (b. 2015)
daughter of singer Mallary Hope and Ryan Dokke
- Scarlett May Stuber (b. 2015)
daughter of model Molly Sims and Scott Stuber
- Scarlett Rae Vasconcelos (b. 2017)
daughter of soccer player Michele Vasconcelos
- Scarlett Everleigh Morrow (b. 2019)
daughter of YouTuber BritneyandBaby
Scarlett in pop culture
- (Katie) Scarlett O'Hara
main character in Margaret Mitchell's "Gone With The Wind"
- Scarlett Mary Nicholls
character on British soap "Emmerdale"
- Scarlett Thomas
character in "Someone Like You" by Sarah Dessen
- Scarlett O'Connor
character on TV's "Nashville"
- Scarlett Lowe
character in "American Horror Story: Hotel"
- Scarlett Northon
main character in "Four Truths and a Lie" by Lauren Barnholdt
- Scarlett Adams
character in the Power of Five series by Anthony Horowitz
- Scarlett Carlyle
character on Australian TV's "SLiDE"
- Scarlett
character in the G.I. Joe series
- Scarlett Jones
character in The Aurora Cycle series
- Scarlett
heroic American mother cat
- Scarlett Dunn
character on Backstage
- Scarlett Witch
Marvel avenger
- Scarlett Dragomir
main character in Stephanie Garber's Caraval Series
- Scarlett Smith
character in movie “How to Deal”