Recorded 1915–1973 Girls' name Peak 1956 158 births

Arleatha — girls' name

158 babies named Arleatha in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111920s281930s201940s131950s431960s241970s19
1950s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Arleatha was born in this single decade.

1956
Single peak year

11 babies were named Arleatha in 1956 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arleatha

The Social Security Administration has registered 158 babies named Arleatha between 1915 and 1973, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arleatha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arleatha performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Arleatha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arleatha 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 158 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.

Arleatha at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

158

Since 1915

59 years of records

Peak year

1956

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1915

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 1973

Arleatha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1915

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1956)
11
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
4681012 197319661960195619511938192819161915 6

Arleatha by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
43 births that decade — 27% of Arleatha's all-time total
1910s111920s281930s201940s131950s431960s241970s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arleatha?
158 babies have been named Arleatha since 1915. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1956 with 11 births.
When was Arleatha most popular?
Arleatha was most popular in the 1950s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
How long has the name Arleatha been used?
Arleatha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 59 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Arleatha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arlene, Arline, Arleen, Arlette, 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, 1915–1973 (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.