Recorded 1909–2023 Girls' name Peak 1932 1,030 births

Arleta — girls' name

1,030 babies named Arleta in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s71910s991920s2091930s2331940s2091950s1401960s901970s211980s172020s5
1930s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Arleta was born in this single decade.

1932
Single peak year

32 babies were named Arleta in 1932 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arleta

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,030 babies named Arleta between 1909 and 2023, spanning 115 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arleta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1932, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arleta performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 233 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Arleta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Oregon, which accounts for 42 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Kansas and Oklahoma. In total, SSA state-level files list Arleta in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arleta 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 1,030 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.

Arleta at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

1,030

Since 1909

115 years of records

Peak year

1932

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1909

Recorded for 115 years

Last year on file: 2023

Arleta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1909

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1932)
32
Annual births at peak — across 115 years of records
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Arleta by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
233 births that decade — 23% of Arleta's all-time total
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Arleta by state

Where Arleta concentrates geographically — total births since 1909

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Arleta
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%
Oregon share of Arleta's total US births 4.1%
Even split

42 of 1,030 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arleta?
1,030 babies have been named Arleta since 1909. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1932 with 32 births.
When was Arleta most popular?
Arleta was most popular in the 1930s decade with 233 total births. The single peak year was 1932.
Where is Arleta most popular?
The top states for the name Arleta are Oregon (42 births), Kansas (11 births), Oklahoma (6 births).
How long has the name Arleta been used?
Arleta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1909, spanning 115 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Arleta?
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.

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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, 1909–2023 (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.