Meaning of the nameScarlet
- Female
- English origin
- Scar-let
Scarlet is a feminine name of English origin, linked to the English word scarlet, the fabric and the color.
Meaning
“scarlet, the name of a fabric and a color”
Source: Wiktionary: Scarlet · Behind the Name: Scarlett
- People (2022)
- 2,248
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,729
- Median age
- 25 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,498
- people
Scarlet in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Scarlet, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (1,372 people).
2,226 women 22 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Scarlet is most common
States with the highest share of people named Scarlet in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 462 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 437 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 202 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 140 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 127 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 118 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 111 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 107 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 72 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 57 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 52 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 51 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 47 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 40 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 38 | 0.006% |
| Sergipe | 27 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 26 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 22 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 19 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 19 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Scarlet
Scarlet comes from English: Wiktionary gives it as a modern variant of Scarlett or as derived from the noun scarlet. According to Behind the Name, Scarlett comes from an English surname for someone who sold or made clothes of scarlet cloth, and the character Scarlett O'Hara, from the novel Gone with the Wind (1936) by Margaret Mitchell, helped spread the name. The word scarlet reached English through Old French escarlate, from Medieval Latin scarlatum, and its ultimate origin is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,248 people named Scarlet, with a median age of 25; proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Scarlet · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Scarlett · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: scarlet · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Scarlet
What does the name Scarlet mean?
Scarlet means “scarlet, the name of a fabric and a color”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Scarlet in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,248 people with the first name Scarlet, which ranks it number 4,729 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Scarlet a boy's or a girl's name?
Scarlet is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,226 women and 22 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Scarlet?
Scarlet is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Scarlet most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.002% of the state's population is named Scarlet (437 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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