Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2023

Arlet

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #642 Trend ↑ Rising 305%
Rank 2025
#642
among girls · ↑72 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
450
named Arlet · +15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,572
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2023
493 babies
All-time total
3,351
#3,352 all-time among girls
First recorded
1918
in Social Security records

Arlet popularity over time

3,351 babies have been named Arlet since 1918, 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
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – – – – – –
1910s 12 – 12 1 – #4,286
1920s 25 5 30 3 +150% #3,595
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 5 – 5 1 – #6,871
1970s – – – – – –
1980s 38 – 38 4 – #7,453
1990s 114 – 114 11 +200% #5,446
2000s 408 – 408 41 +258% #2,639
2010s 712 – 712 71 +75% #1,670
2020s (to 2025) 2,032 – 2,032 339 +376% #603

Where Arlet 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 561 0.35 outside top 500
2027 677 0.42 #456
2028 794 0.49 #392
2029 910 0.57 #337
2030 1,021 0.64 #300

Where Arlet is most popular

Girls named Arlet per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.236 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, Maryland, and New York.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Arlet born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Jersey 94 0.521 +120%
Maryland 44 0.415 +76%
New York 164 0.414 +75%
Texas 318 0.395 +67%
California 324 0.385 +63%
Colorado 43 0.385 +63%
North Carolina 77 0.338 +43%
Alabama 25 0.266 +13%
Georgia 60 0.264 +12%
Virginia 45 0.264 +12%
Indiana 37 0.264 +12%
Oklahoma 19 0.258 +9%
Massachusetts 31 0.256 +9%
Arizona 35 0.249 +6%
Tennessee 39 0.246 ≈ national
Florida 103 0.241 ≈ national
Illinois 50 0.218 -8%
New Mexico 5 0.206 -13%
Washington 29 0.201 -15%
Oregon 13 0.200 -16%
Pennsylvania 36 0.152 -36%
Nebraska 5 0.139 -41%
Minnesota 14 0.130 -45%
Louisiana 11 0.126 -47%
Connecticut 7 0.120 -49%
Arkansas 6 0.114 -52%
Utah 7 0.084 -64%
Wisconsin 7 0.068 -71%
Ohio 15 0.063 -73%
South Carolina 5 0.056 -76%
Missouri 5 0.041 -82%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Arlet

Arlet is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #642 in 2025 with 450 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1918, 3,351 American babies have been named Arlet. Its peak came in 2023, when 493 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 Arlet stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Arlet?

The median living Arlet is about 3 years old; half are between 1 and 9. An estimated 3,300 people named Arlet are alive in the United States today.

median 3 020406080100

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

Arlet 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 450 #642 – –
2024 393 #714 – –
2023 493 #603 – –
2022 390 #742 – –
2021 191 #1,229 – –
2020 115 #1,744 – –
2019 126 #1,670 – –
2018 101 #1,955 – –
2017 122 #1,738 – –
2016 128 #1,671 – –
2015 39 #3,852 – –
2014 41 #3,724 – –
2013 29 #4,766 – –
2012 49 #3,323 – –
2011 47 #3,413 – –
2010 30 #4,751 – –
2009 35 #4,279 – –
2008 32 #4,658 – –
2007 46 #3,539 – –
2006 41 #3,739 – –
2005 53 #3,015 – –
2004 61 #2,680 – –
2003 60 #2,639 – –
2002 33 #3,899 – –
2001 26 #4,575 – –
2000 21 #5,333 – –
1995 10 #8,123 – –
1990 9 #8,548 – –
1985 – – – –
1980 5 #10,501 – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Arlet?

The median living Arlet is about 3 years old. Half of all living Arlets are between 1 and 9 years old.

How many people named Arlet are alive today?

An estimated 3,300 people named Arlet are alive in the United States, based on 3,351 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Arlet in 2025?

Arlet ranked #642 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 450 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Arlet?

3,351 babies have been named Arlet in the United States since 1918, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Arlet most popular?

Arlet peaked in 2023, when 493 newborns received the name.

Is Arlet a boy or girl name?

Arlet is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Arlet rising or falling?

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

Will Arlet become more popular?

Arlet is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,021 girls named Arlet in 2030, which would rank around #300. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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