Girls' name · since 1909
Arleta
Since 1909, U.S. Social Security records show 1,030 babies named Arleta, peaking in 1932. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,361 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,030
- born since 1909
- 1930s
- peak decade
Arleta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,030 have been recorded since 1909.
Social Security Administration records show Arleta recorded 1,030 times among girls since 1909, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 2023.
- #7,361 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,030 born since 1909
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arleta ranks #7,361 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,030 born since 1909, peaking in the 1930s.
- #7,361 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,030
- born since 1909
- 1930s
- peak decade
Arleta's 1,030 recorded births place it above 89.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Oregon.
Arleta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Arleta splits its recorded history at 1944: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1965 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1932 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Arleta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–2023
- Peak year (1932)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Arleta by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (233 births, 23% of the file).
1930s was Arleta's strongest decade.
233 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Arleta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 7
1900s
7 births
- 1910s
1910s
99 births
- 1920s
1920s
209 births
- 1930s
1930s
233 births
- 1940s
1940s
209 births
- 1950s
1950s
140 births
- 1960s 90
1960s
90 births
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 233 births (23% of all-time use).
How Arleta 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 Arleta's total volume
Arleta by state
Where Arleta concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Oregon | | 42 | 4.1% |
| #2 | Kansas | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #4 | California | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Iowa | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Texas | | 5 | 0.5% |
42 of 1,030 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Arleta's decade-level peak was the 1930s (233 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Oregon records the most Arletas (42 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Oregon names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Arleta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1932)
Similar record span (~114 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, 1909–2023 (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 Arleta 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.