Boys' name · since 1921
Arlester
Since 1921, U.S. Social Security records show 188 babies named Arlester, peaking in 1948. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,329 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 188
- born since 1921
- 1940s
- peak decade
Arlester sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 188 recorded since 1921.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arlester has been recorded 188 times among boys since 1921, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1978.
- #13,329 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 188 born since 1921
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arlester ranks #13,329 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 188 born since 1921, peaking in the 1940s.
- #13,329 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 188
- born since 1921
- 1940s
- peak decade
Arlester's 188 recorded births place it above 70.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Arlester's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Arlester splits its recorded history at 1948: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1921 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1948 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Arlester popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1978
- Peak year (1948)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Arlester by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (36 births, 19% of the file).
1940s was Arlester's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Arlester births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
35 births
- 1930s
1930s
34 births
- 1940s
1940s
36 births
- 1950s
1950s
28 births
- 1960s
1960s
22 births
- 1970s
1970s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 36 births (19% of all-time use).
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- Arlester's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (36 total births) through the 1970s (33) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Arlester: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1948)
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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, 1921–1978 (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 Arlester 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.