Scarlett, an English surname-turned-given-name, was originally an occupational name given to someone who made or sold clothes made of scarlet, a type of fine and expensive woolen cloth. It can also be used as a color name with scarlet being a bright red hue with hints of orange. Scarlett was popularized as a given name by a character in the Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel "Gone With the Wind" and its subsequent film in 1939. It debuted in the Social Security Administration's top 1,000 for girl names in 1940, but didn't truly catch on in the United States until the 21st century. Scarlett has now been a top-25 girl's name every year since 2015 and its popularity can be attributed to actress Scarlett Johansson.
