Scarlette is an elaborated spelling of Scarlett, the English surname for a dealer in scarlet cloth, which has come to mean simply the "bright red" color. Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind made it a first name, and actress Scarlett Johansson revived it; the extra -te adds a French touch. In the United States Scarlette entered the top 1000 in 2012, peaked at number 696 in 2016 and ranks 1180 in 2025.