Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Arlett

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,085 Trend ↑ Rising 202%
Rank 2025
#1,085
among girls · ↑623 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
222
named Arlett · +87% vs 2024
How common
1 in 7,240
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
222 babies
All-time total
1,410
#5,935 all-time among girls
First recorded
1986
in Social Security records

Arlett popularity over time

1,410 babies have been named Arlett since 1986, 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
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s 15 2 – #11,029
1990s 68 7 +353% #7,148
2000s 282 28 +315% #3,601
2010s 381 38 +35% #2,871
2020s (to 2025) 664 111 +190% #1,085

Where Arlett 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 265 0.17 outside top 500
2027 309 0.19 outside top 500
2028 351 0.22 outside top 500
2029 391 0.24 outside top 500
2030 430 0.27 outside top 500

Where Arlett is most popular

Girls named Arlett per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.076 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, California, and Oregon.

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 Arlett 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
Texas 131 0.163 +114%
California 119 0.142 +86%
Oregon 8 0.123 +61%
Connecticut 6 0.103 +35%
New York 33 0.083 +9%
Oklahoma 5 0.068 -11%
New Jersey 12 0.066 -13%
Florida 22 0.051 -33%
Pennsylvania 11 0.047 -39%
Georgia 10 0.044 -42%
Arizona 6 0.043 -44%
Virginia 6 0.035 -54%
Michigan 5 0.027 -64%
Illinois 6 0.026 -66%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
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 Arlett

Arlett is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,085 in 2025 with 222 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1986, 1,410 American babies have been named Arlett. Its peak came in 2025, when 222 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 Arlett stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Arlett?

The median living Arlett is about 6 years old; half are between 2 and 16. An estimated 1,400 people named Arlett are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

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

Arlett year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 222 #1,085
2024 119 #1,708
2023 103 #1,923
2022 114 #1,793
2021 60 #2,823
2020 46 #3,343
2019 48 #3,279
2018 58 #2,871
2017 53 #3,056
2016 42 #3,661
2015 32 #4,417
2014 24 #5,487
2013 25 #5,333
2012 37 #4,054
2011 27 #5,075
2010 35 #4,201
2009 28 #5,109
2008 27 #5,303
2007 16 #7,775
2006 33 #4,367
2005 37 #3,883
2004 35 #4,000
2003 34 #3,952
2002 37 #3,601
2001 23 #5,029
2000 12 #8,081
1995 – –
1990 7 #10,292
1985 – –
1980 – –
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 Arlett, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Arlett?

The median living Arlett is about 6 years old. Half of all living Arletts are between 2 and 16 years old.

How many people named Arlett are alive today?

An estimated 1,400 people named Arlett are alive in the United States, based on 1,410 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Arlett in 2025?

Arlett ranked #1,085 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 222 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Arlett?

1,410 babies have been named Arlett in the United States since 1986, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Arlett most popular?

Arlett peaked in 2025, when 222 newborns received the name.

Is Arlett a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Arlett rising or falling?

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

Will Arlett become more popular?

Arlett is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 430 girls named Arlett 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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