Total births
158
Girls' name · since 1915
Arleatha
Arleatha has 158 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1956 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 158
- total births
- 1915–1973
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 27%
- born in that decade
Arleatha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 158 have been recorded since 1915.
Arleatha has 158 recorded births among girls since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1973.
- 158 total births
- 1915–1973 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 27% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
158 girls have been named Arleatha since 1915, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1973.
- 158
- total births
- 1915–1973
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 27%
- born in that decade
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.
Arleatha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Arleatha's full recorded timeline at 1953, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1956 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Arleatha at a glance
Last recorded 1973Peak year
1956
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1915
Arleatha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1973
- Peak year (1956)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Arleatha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Arleatha's strongest decade.
43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Arleatha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s
1920s
28 births
- 1930s
1930s
20 births
- 1940s 13
1940s
13 births
- 1950s
1950s
43 births
- 1960s
1960s
24 births
- 1970s
1970s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 43 births (27% of all-time use).
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.
What to do with Arleatha's data
- Arleatha's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (43 total births) through the 1970s (19) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Arleatha
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–1973 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Arleatha: Baby Name Since 1915 - 158 Births, Peak 1956." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/arleatha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Arleatha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.