Arlette — #583 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Arlette

The Social Security Administration has registered 7,508 babies named Arlette between 1913 and 2024, spanning 112 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arlette currently holds the #583 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 516 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arlette performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,883 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Arlette shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,592 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Arlette in 30 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arlette 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 7,508 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.