Recorded 1989–2021 Girls' name Peak 1989 20 births

Arelle — girls' name

20 babies named Arelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s72000s62020s7

The verdict

20 girls have been named Arelle since 1989, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2021.

20
total births
1989–2021
years on record
1980s
peak decade
35%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Arelle was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

7 babies were named Arelle in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Arelle between 1989 and 2021, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arelle performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Arelle shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arelle in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 20 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Arelle at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

20

Since 1989

33 years of records

Peak year

1989

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1989

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2021

Arelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1989

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1989)
7
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
5.566.577.5 202120091989 7

Arelle by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
7 births that decade — 35% of Arelle's all-time total
1980s72000s62020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arelle?
20 babies have been named Arelle since 1989. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1989 with 7 births.
When was Arelle most popular?
Arelle was most popular in the 1980s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Arelle been used?
Arelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 33 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Arelle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arely, Areli, Aretha, Aretta, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1989–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.