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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Arletha

Arletha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1903, when it ranked 1207th; the most babies were born in 1963 (40). More babies were named Arletha in the 1960s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
196340 babies
Total since 1880
1,640babies recorded

Arletha popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#13,1365
1980#4,53216
1970#3,21720
1960#2,15329
1950#1,83527
1940#2,04016
1930#1,57525
1920#1,55328
1910#1,9497
1900#1,9525
1890——
1880——

How popular is Arletha, counting every spelling?

Arletha has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Arletha?

About 900 people born in the US named Arletha are alive today, with a median age of 64; half are between 57 and 73. That makes Arletha a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Arletha by state

How common Arletha was among girls born in each state in 1961–1965, around its peak. In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesIL0.01Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMS0.05Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesGA0.05Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesFL0.03
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Arletha, girls, 1961–1965. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Arletha: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Arletha, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Arletha

How popular is the name Arletha?

Arletha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1903, when it ranked 1207th; the most babies were born in 1963 (40). More babies were named Arletha in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Is Arletha a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,640 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Arletha most popular?

In 1961–1965, Arletha was most common in Georgia (0.05 per 1,000 girls), followed by Mississippi and Florida.