Girls' name · since 1883
Arletta
2,395 babies named Arletta in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,161 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,120 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,395
- born since 1883
- 1930s
- peak decade
2,395 babies have been named Arletta since 1883, making it today's #10120 girls' name.
Arletta has 2,395 recorded births among girls since 1883, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10120 as of the latest data, more common than 41% of girls, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 2025.
- #4,161 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,120 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,395 born since 1883
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arletta ranks #4,161 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,120 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,395 born since 1883, peaking in the 1930s.
- #4,161 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,120 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,395
- born since 1883
- 1930s
- peak decade
Arletta's 2,395 recorded births place it above 94.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Arletta compares
2,395 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Arletta's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arletta | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,395 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 58 | 21 | 19,840 |
Arletta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Arletta splits its recorded history at 1940: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1883 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1930 peak of 58 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Arletta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–2025
- Peak year (1930)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
Arletta by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (474 births, 20% of the file).
1930s was Arletta's strongest decade.
474 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Arletta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 16
1880s
16 births
- 1890s 58
1890s
58 births
- 1900s 86
1900s
86 births
- 1910s
1910s
250 births
- 1920s
1920s
438 births
- 1930s
1930s
474 births
- 1940s
1940s
344 births
- 1950s
1950s
318 births
- 1960s
1960s
222 births
- 1970s 105
1970s
105 births
- 1980s 36
1980s
36 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
- 2020s 36
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 474 births (20% of all-time use).
How Arletta 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 Arletta's total volume
Arletta by state
Where Arletta concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 58 | 2.4% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 56 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Wisconsin | | 55 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 36 | 1.5% |
| #5 | New York | | 31 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 20 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 18 | 0.8% |
| #8 | California | | 11 | 0.5% |
58 of 2,395 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Arletta appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Arletta's data
- Arletta's decade-level peak was the 1930s (474 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Arlettas (58 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Arletta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1930)
Similar record span (~142 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, 1883–2025 (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 Arletta 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.