Girls' name · since 1914
Arlethia
Arlethia has 243 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,841 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 243
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Arlethia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 243 recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arlethia has been recorded 243 times among girls since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1987.
- #17,841 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 243 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arlethia ranks #17,841 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 243 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #17,841 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 243
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Arlethia's 243 recorded births place it above 75.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Arlethia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Arlethia's full recorded timeline at 1951, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1920, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Arlethia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1987
- Peak year (1924)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Arlethia by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (55 births, 23% of the file).
1920s was Arlethia's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Arlethia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 18
1910s
18 births
- 1920s
1920s
55 births
- 1930s 21
1930s
21 births
- 1940s 18
1940s
18 births
- 1950s
1950s
38 births
- 1960s
1960s
45 births
- 1970s
1970s
22 births
- 1980s
1980s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 55 births (23% of all-time use).
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What to do with Arlethia's data
- Arlethia's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (55 total births) through the 1980s (26) -- 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 Arlethia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~73 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, 1914–1987 (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 Arlethia 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.