Recorded 1958–1992 Girls' name Peak 1964 53 births

Arlecia — girls' name

53 babies named Arlecia in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61960s211970s101980s61990s10

The verdict

53 girls have been named Arlecia since 1958, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1992.

53
total births
1958–1992
years on record
1960s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Arlecia was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

8 babies were named Arlecia in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arlecia

The Social Security Administration has registered 53 babies named Arlecia between 1958 and 1992, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arlecia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arlecia performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Arlecia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arlecia 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 53 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.

Arlecia at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

53

Since 1958

35 years of records

Peak year

1964

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1958

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1992

Arlecia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1958

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1964)
8
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
456789 199219901987197819701965196419601958 6

Arlecia by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
21 births that decade — 40% of Arlecia's all-time total
1950s61960s211970s101980s61990s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arlecia?
53 babies have been named Arlecia since 1958. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1964 with 8 births.
When was Arlecia most popular?
Arlecia was most popular in the 1960s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
How long has the name Arlecia been used?
Arlecia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 35 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Arlecia?
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, 1958–1992 (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.