Arlett
Girl name · #1090 in 2025 · Rare
Arlett ranks #1090 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 222 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #4403, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 8,108 girls born in 2025 was named Arlett.
The 39-year story
Arlett first appears in the Social Security records in 1986, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 222 babies and a rank of #1085. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Arlett per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Arlett in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Arlett is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Arlett will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Arlett is most common
Geography matters for names, and Arlett is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Arlett is most common in CA (0.3 per 1,000), TX (0.2 per 1,000), GA (0.2 per 1,000), NY (0.2 per 1,000), FL (0.1 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.2 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Arlett is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Arlett
Statistically, parents drawn to Arlett tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Bennett, Violett, Ayat, Beckett, and Wyatt.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Arlett | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 222 | #1085 |
| 2024 | 119 | #1708 |
| 2023 | 103 | #1922 |
| 2022 | 114 | #1793 |
| 2021 | 60 | #2818 |
| 2020 | 46 | #3338 |
| 2019 | 48 | #3272 |
| 2018 | 58 | #2869 |
| 2017 | 53 | #3053 |
| 2016 | 42 | #3656 |
| 2015 | 32 | #4403 |
| 2014 | 24 | #5456 |
| 2013 | 25 | #5317 |
| 2012 | 37 | #4047 |
| 2011 | 27 | #5063 |
| 2010 | 35 | #4180 |
| 2009 | 28 | #5097 |
| 2008 | 27 | #5279 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7733 |
| 2006 | 33 | #4358 |
| 2005 | 37 | #3876 |
| 2004 | 35 | #3989 |
| 2003 | 34 | #3946 |
| 2002 | 37 | #3595 |
| 2001 | 23 | #5009 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Arlett a popular girl name?
Arlett ranked #1090 among girls in 2025 with 222 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4403.
When was the name Arlett most popular?
Arlett peaked in 2025, when 222 American girls received the name (ranked #1085 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Arlett?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 8,108 newborn American girls was named Arlett. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.