ScarlettName meaning, origin and popularity
Scarlett is a girl’s name of English origin. Its traditional meaning is “scarlet red”.
Scarlett at a glance
- Meaning
- scarlet red
- Origin
- English
- Gender
- Girl
- Letters
- 8
- First letter
- S
- NSW rank 2025
- #46 for girls
How popular is Scarlett in Australia?
In 2025, Scarlett was number 46 in the NSW top 100 for girls, with 135 babies registered. In 2024 it was number 51. Its highest rank for girls was number 19 in 2014, and it has been in the top 100 in 22 of the 74 years since 1952.
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1995 | 2005 | 2015 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank (girls) | – | – | – | #90 | #21 | #51 | #46 |
“–” means the name was outside the top 100 that year. Source: NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Popular Baby Names 1952 to 2025 (Data.NSW, data as at 26 March 2026). The list covers the top 100 names for each sex per year in NSW only. See popular baby names for the full 2025 top 20.
Names similar to Scarlett
Other English names for girls (including unisex names):
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- SummerEnglish
- SuttonEnglish
- TaylorEnglish
- TylerEnglish
- WhitneyEnglish
- WillowEnglish
- WinterEnglish
- WrenEnglish
- AshleyEnglish
- AudreyEnglish
- AutumnEnglish
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