Unisex name · since 1907
Arlee
1,267 babies named Arlee in U.S. Social Security records since 1907, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,394 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,183 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,267
- born since 1907
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,267 babies have been named Arlee since 1907, making it today's #4183 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arlee has been recorded 1,267 times among girls since 1907, currently ranked #4183 nationally and more common than 76% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1907 to 2025.
- #6,394 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,183 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,267 born since 1907
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arlee ranks #6,394 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,183 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,267 born since 1907, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,394 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,183 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,267
- born since 1907
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arlee's 1,267 recorded births place it above 91.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Arlee compares
1,267 Top 28% higher than 72% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Arlee's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arlee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,267 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 48 | 21 | 19,840 |
Arlee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Arlee splits its recorded history at 1956: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1962 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 48 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Arlee popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1907–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 119 years of records
Arlee popularity over time - boys
435 total births recorded since 1915 (Arlee as boys' name)
Arlee by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (234 births, 18% of the file).
2010s was Arlee's strongest decade.
234 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Arlee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 24
1900s
24 births
- 1910s
1910s
128 births
- 1920s
1920s
212 births
- 1930s
1930s
113 births
- 1940s 67
1940s
67 births
- 1950s 42
1950s
42 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 61
1980s
61 births
- 1990s 38
1990s
38 births
- 2000s
2000s
100 births
- 2010s
2010s
234 births
- 2020s
2020s
225 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 234 births (18% of all-time use).
How Arlee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Arlee's total volume
Arlee by state
Where Arlee concentrates geographically, total births since 1907
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 22 | 1.7% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #3 | Arkansas | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.4% |
22 of 1,267 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- Arlee's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (234 total births) through the 2020s (225) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Arlees (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Arlee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~118 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1907–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Arlee 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 August 2026.