Recorded 1914–1987 Girls' name Peak 1924 243 births

Arlethia — girls' name

243 babies named Arlethia in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s181920s551930s211940s181950s381960s451970s221980s26
1920s
Peak decade

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

1924
Single peak year

11 babies were named Arlethia in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arlethia

The Social Security Administration has registered 243 babies named Arlethia between 1914 and 1987, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arlethia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arlethia performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 55 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Arlethia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arlethia 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 243 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.

Arlethia at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

243

Since 1914

74 years of records

Peak year

1924

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1914

Recorded for 74 years

Last year on file: 1987

Arlethia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1914

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1924)
11
Annual births at peak — across 74 years of records
4681012 198719711965195619471929192319161914 6

Arlethia by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
55 births that decade — 23% of Arlethia's all-time total
1910s181920s551930s211940s181950s381960s451970s221980s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arlethia?
243 babies have been named Arlethia since 1914. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1924 with 11 births.
When was Arlethia most popular?
Arlethia was most popular in the 1920s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
How long has the name Arlethia been used?
Arlethia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 74 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Arlethia?
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.

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, 1914–1987 (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.