US rank #1734 Girls' name Peak 2024 1,186 births

Arlett — #1734 US girls' name

1,186 babies named Arlett in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s151990s682000s2822010s3812020s440
#1734
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 90% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Arlett was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

117 babies were named Arlett in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arlett

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,186 babies named Arlett between 1986 and 2024, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arlett currently holds the #1734 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 117 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arlett performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 440 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Arlett shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 278 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Arlett in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arlett 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 1,186 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.

Arlett at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,186

Since 1986

39 years of records

Peak year

2024

117 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,734

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1986

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2024

Arlett popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1986

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
117
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
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Arlett by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
440 births that decade — 37% of Arlett's all-time total
1980s151990s682000s2822010s3812020s440

Arlett by state

Where Arlett concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Arlett
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
278 23.4%
#2 California
256 21.6%
#3 New York
25 2.1%
#4 Florida
12 1.0%
#5 Illinois
6 0.5%
#6 New Jersey
6 0.5%
#7 Colorado
5 0.4%
#8 Michigan
5 0.4%
Texas share of Arlett's total US births 23.4%
Even split

278 of 1,186 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Arlett appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arlett?
1,186 babies have been named Arlett since 1986. It currently ranks #1734 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 117 births.
When was Arlett most popular?
Arlett was most popular in the 2020s decade with 440 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Arlett most popular?
The top states for the name Arlett are Texas (278 births), California (256 births), New York (25 births).
How long has the name Arlett been used?
Arlett has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 39 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Arlett?
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, 1986–2024 (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.