Recorded 1922–1969 Girls' name Peak 1932 216 births

Arlita — girls' name

216 babies named Arlita in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s231930s591940s481950s391960s47
1930s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Arlita was born in this single decade.

1932
Single peak year

12 babies were named Arlita in 1932 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arlita

The Social Security Administration has registered 216 babies named Arlita between 1922 and 1969, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arlita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1969. The name reached its historical peak in 1932, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arlita performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Arlita shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arlita 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 216 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.

Arlita at a glance

Last recorded 1969

Total births

216

Since 1922

48 years of records

Peak year

1932

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1969

Active since

1922

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 1969

Arlita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1922

Last recorded 1969
Peak year (1932)
12
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
468101214 19691963195519471943193719321922 11

Arlita by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
59 births that decade — 27% of Arlita's all-time total
1920s231930s591940s481950s391960s47

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arlita?
216 babies have been named Arlita since 1922. It was last recorded in 1969. The peak year was 1932 with 12 births.
When was Arlita most popular?
Arlita was most popular in the 1930s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 1932.
How long has the name Arlita been used?
Arlita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 48 years of data through 1969.
What names are similar to Arlita?
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, 1922–1969 (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.