Grace vs Scarlett
Grace and Scarlettcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Grace was ranked #1 and Scarlett #84 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Grace was ranked #4 and Scarlett #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 2025, Grace was ranked #11 and Scarlett #46 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Grace was ranked #13 and Scarlett #124 among girls in Scotland.
New Zealand · Girls
In 2023, Grace was ranked #18 and Scarlett #65 among girls in New Zealand.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Grace was ranked #27 and Scarlett #93 among girls in England and Wales.
Grace and Scarlett over time
Grace and Scarlett appear together in 5 published lists, across 116 years of shared records. Grace held the stronger position in more years in 5 of them, Scarlett in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Grace reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Scarlett in 2. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 22 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Grace and Scarlett averaged 29.5 places apart, ending at #11 and #46.
- Longest-running competitions
Grace and Scarlett were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #27 and #93.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Grace #1 in 2013, Scarlett #30 in 2014.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Grace held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Scarlett in 0.
Highest recorded here: Grace #1 in 2006, Scarlett #16 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Grace #27, Scarlett #93.
Northern Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 2000–2024
Grace held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Scarlett in 0.
Highest recorded here: Grace #1 in 2013, Scarlett #30 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Grace #1, Scarlett #84.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls22 shared years, 2004–2025
Grace held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Scarlett in 0.
Highest recorded here: Grace #7 in 2018, Scarlett #19 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Grace #11, Scarlett #46.
Republic of Ireland · Girls22 shared years, 2004–2025
Grace held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Scarlett in 0.
Highest recorded here: Grace #1 in 2020, Scarlett #185 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Grace #4, Scarlett #325.
New Zealand · Girls19 shared years, 2005–2023
Grace held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Scarlett in 0.
Highest recorded here: Grace #6 in 2011, Scarlett #23 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Grace #18, Scarlett #65.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Grace | Scarlett |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Grace, favour (the English virtue word, used directly as a name). | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | English (virtue name), from Latin gratia | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡɹeɪs/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Gracie | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #4 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #46 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Grace has a recorded origin (English (virtue name), from Latin gratia); Scarlett does not have one recorded yet.
- Grace and Scarlett both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Grace; Scarlett doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
- The available evidence gives Grace a "high" Data Confidence level and Scarlett a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Grace
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #393 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in England and Wales, in 2006 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #27 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Scarlett
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #216 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #16 among girls in England and Wales, in 2015 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #93 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls