Arleth
Arleth was the 269th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,156 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,527 places. More babies were named Arleth in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it ar-LET /ɑrˈlɛt/
- Rank in 2025
- #269 girls, up 956 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 1,156girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20251,156 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,851babies recorded
What does the name Arleth mean?
Arleth is a recent name used mainly in Mexican and Mexican American families. It has no entry in Wiktionary's given-name data or in the medieval name dictionaries. It may be a spelling of Arlette, a French name, but no source consulted documents the connection. Its origin is therefore treated as unknown.
How sure is this? Not documented. Undocumented modern name.
Related names: Arlette, Arleta.
Sources for this meaning
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Arleth popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 11 since 2023, 6 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #269 | 1,156 |
| 2020 | #1,225 | 187 |
| 2010 | #1,547 | 144 |
| 2000 | #1,690 | 104 |
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How popular is Arleth, counting every spelling?
Arleth is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #288 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #269 for Arleth on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,156 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arleth | 1,156 | #269 | 3,143 |
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 Arleth?
1,156 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Arleth (0.32 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Arleth 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 7 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Arleth.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Arleth?
About 6,800 people born in the US named Arleth are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 2 and 17. That makes Arleth 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.
Arleth by state
How common Arleth was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.0×), New Jersey (1.9×), Maryland (1.8×), Colorado (1.7×), New York (1.6×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Ohio, Michigan, Missouri.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Arleth: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Arleth, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Arleth · Sibling names for Arleth
Questions about the name Arleth
How popular is the name Arleth?
Arleth was the 269th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,156 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,527 places. More babies were named Arleth in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Arleth a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Arleth in the US.
Where is Arleth most popular?
In 2021–2025, Arleth was most common in Delaware (0.88 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and New Jersey.