Arlee
Arlee was the 4182nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 34 babies. Its best year was 1908, when it ranked 1446th; the most babies were born in 2023 (48). Over the last ten years it has moved up 811 places. More babies were named Arlee in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,182 girls, up 95 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 34girls
- Girls and boys
- 95% girls, 5% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202348 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,702babies recorded
Arlee popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,182 | — | 34 | — |
| 2020 | #4,277 | — | 32 | — |
| 2010 | #9,297 | — | 12 | — |
| 2000 | #15,273 | — | 5 | — |
| 1990 | #9,310 | — | 8 | — |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | #6,409 | #4,255 | 7 | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | #2,590 | — | 9 |
| 1940 | #2,969 | #2,488 | 9 | 9 |
| 1930 | #2,204 | #2,183 | 15 | 13 |
| 1920 | #1,515 | #3,226 | 29 | 8 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Arlee, counting every spelling?
Arlee is a spelling of Arlie, a name family that ranked #1,506 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,182 for Arlee on its own. Together these spellings went to 124 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlie | 61 | #2,781 | 289 |
| Arlee | 34 | #4,182 | 193 |
| Arly | 15 | #7,176 | 56 |
| Arli | 14 | #7,519 | 45 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Arlee?
34 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Arlee (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Arlee born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 247 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Arlee.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Arlee?
About 800 people born in the US named Arlee are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 6 and 33. That makes Arlee a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Arlee by state
How common Arlee was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Arlee
How popular is the name Arlee?
Arlee was the 4182nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 34 babies. Its best year was 1908, when it ranked 1446th; the most babies were born in 2023 (48). Over the last ten years it has moved up 811 places. More babies were named Arlee in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Arlee a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 95% girls, 5% boys given the name Arlee in the US.
Where is Arlee most popular?
In 2021–2025, Arlee was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 girls).