girl's name
Arlet
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 3,357
the United States
#642
2025 births
Arlet is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 450 babies in the United States, ranking #642. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2023, when 493 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 7,367 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1918.
Arlet over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 12 |
| 1920s | 30 |
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1980s | 38 |
| 1990s | 114 |
| 2000s | 408 |
| 2010s | 712 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,032 |
How popular is Arlet?
In 2025, Arlet was given to 450 babies in the United States, ranking #642 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Arlet 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 Arlet
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Arlet also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Arlet over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Arlet
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Arlet — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Arlet
How popular is the name Arlet?
In 2025, Arlet was given to 450 babies in the United States, ranking #642 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Arlet a girl's or a boy's name?
Arlet is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Arlet most popular?
Arlet peaked in 2023, when 493 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Arlet a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Arlet currently ranks #642 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.