unisex name
Arlee
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,727
Arlee is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 73% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 34 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2023, when 48 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 97,513 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1907.
Arlee over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 24 |
| 1910s | 174 |
| 1920s | 324 |
| 1930s | 201 |
| 1940s | 150 |
| 1950s | 89 |
| 1960s | 22 |
| 1970s | 23 |
| 1980s | 66 |
| 1990s | 38 |
| 2000s | 105 |
| 2010s | 250 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 236 |
How popular is Arlee?
In 2025, Arlee was given to 34 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Arlee is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Arlee
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Arlee also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Arlee over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Arlee
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Arlee — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Arlee
How popular is the name Arlee?
In 2025, Arlee was given to 34 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Arlee a girl's or a boy's name?
Arlee is used for both girls and boys. About 73% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Arlee most popular?
Arlee peaked in 2023, when 48 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Arlee a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Arlee currently ranks #4,237 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.