Girls' name · since 1991
Arleth
Arleth has 6,840 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,099 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #269 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,840
- born since 1991
- 2020s
- peak decade
Arleth currently ranks #269 among girls' names in America, with 6,840 babies recorded since 1991.
Social Security Administration records show Arleth recorded 6,840 times among girls since 1991, holding rank #269 nationally today, ahead of 98% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #2,099 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #269 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,840 born since 1991
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arleth ranks #2,099 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #269 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,840 born since 1991, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,099 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #269 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,840
- born since 1991
- 2020s
- peak decade
Arleth's 6,840 recorded births place it above 97.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Arleth compares
6,840 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Arleth's all-time total is 18x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arleth | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,840 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,156 | 21 | 19,840 |
Arleth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Arleth's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 76% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 24%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 1,156, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Arleth popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 1,156
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Arleth popularity over time - boys
11 total births recorded since 2023 (Arleth as boys' name)
Arleth by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (3,330 births, 49% of the file).
2020s was Arleth's strongest decade.
3,330 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Arleth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 175
1990s
175 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,709 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,626 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,330 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 3,330 births (49% of all-time use).
How Arleth 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 Arleth's total volume
Arleth by state
Where Arleth concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,646 | 24.1% |
| #2 | California | | 1,337 | 19.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 379 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 306 | 4.5% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 227 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 217 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 203 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Florida | | 183 | 2.7% |
1,646 of 6,840 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Arleth appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Arleths (1,646 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Arleth: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Arleth 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.