Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2023

Arlee

Gender Unisex · 74% girls Rank 2025 #4,182 Trend ↑ Rising 25%
Rank 2025
#4,182
among girls · ↓418 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
34
named Arlee · -15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 47,273
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2023
48 babies
All-time total
1,702
#6,394 all-time among girls
First recorded
1907
in Social Security records

Arlee popularity over time

1,702 babies have been named Arlee since 1907, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s 24 – 24 2 – #1,446
1910s 128 46 174 17 +625% #1,575
1920s 212 112 324 32 +86% #1,466
1930s 113 88 201 20 -38% #2,026
1940s 67 83 150 15 -25% #2,969
1950s 42 47 89 9 -41% #3,759
1960s 16 6 22 2 -75% #5,845
1970s 7 16 23 2 +5% #6,409
1980s 61 5 66 7 +187% #4,125
1990s 38 – 38 4 -42% #7,631
2000s 100 5 105 11 +176% #8,148
2010s 234 16 250 25 +138% #3,456
2020s (to 2025) 225 11 236 39 +57% #3,333

Where Arlee is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 35 0.02 outside top 500
2027 37 0.02 outside top 500
2028 38 0.02 outside top 500
2029 39 0.02 outside top 500
2030 39 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Arlee

Arlee is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,182 in 2025 with 34 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1907, 1,702 American babies have been named Arlee, about 74% girls and 26% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2023, when 48 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Arlee stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Arlee?

The median living Arlee is about 14 years old; half are between 5 and 55. An estimated 900 people named Arlee are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Arlee year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 34 #4,182 – –
2024 40 #3,764 – –
2023 48 #3,333 – –
2022 41 #3,709 6 #10,972
2021 30 #4,519 5 #12,297
2020 32 #4,277 – –
2019 45 #3,456 – –
2018 24 #5,329 – –
2017 27 #4,935 5 #12,412
2016 28 #4,868 – –
2015 27 #4,993 6 #10,772
2014 17 #7,023 – –
2013 18 #6,759 – –
2012 22 #5,920 – –
2011 14 #8,250 5 #12,431
2010 12 #9,297 – –
2009 11 #10,057 – –
2008 8 #12,708 – –
2007 15 #8,148 – –
2006 9 #11,550 – –
2005 7 #13,181 – –
2004 11 #9,323 – –
2003 12 #8,574 – –
2002 11 #8,908 – –
2001 11 #8,827 5 #10,676
2000 5 #15,273 – –
1995 – – – –
1990 8 #9,310 – –
1985 8 #7,609 – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 7 #6,409 6 #4,255
1965 6 #5,845 – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – 5 #3,904
1950 – – 9 #2,590
1945 6 #4,048 5 #3,352
1940 9 #2,969 9 #2,488
1935 6 #3,774 6 #3,275
1930 15 #2,204 13 #2,183
1925 16 #2,289 14 #2,199
1920 29 #1,515 8 #3,226
1915 22 #1,575 13 #2,072
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Arlee, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Arlee?

The median living Arlee is about 14 years old. Half of all living Arlees are between 5 and 55 years old.

How many people named Arlee are alive today?

An estimated 900 people named Arlee are alive in the United States, based on 1,702 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Arlee in 2025?

Arlee ranked #4,182 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 34 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Arlee?

1,702 babies have been named Arlee in the United States since 1907, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Arlee most popular?

Arlee peaked in 2023, when 48 newborns received the name.

Is Arlee a boy or girl name?

Arlee is used for both: about 74% of babies named Arlee have been girls and 26% boys.

Is the name Arlee rising or falling?

Arlee is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Arlee become more popular?

Arlee is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 39 girls named Arlee in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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