How Many People Are Named Arlette?
An estimated 6,574 people in the United States have the first name Arlette. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Arlette peaked in popularity in 2024 with 516 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Arlette as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Arlette paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,574
About 1 in 52,138 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2024
516 births
Total Registered
7,508
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Arlette
Arlette is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 7,508 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Arlette as a female name
Ranked #584 in 2024
516 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (516 births)
Arlette: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Arlette span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,883 babies were registered. Arlette remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Arlette by Decade
How has Arlette tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Arlette by State
Birth registrations for Arlette span all 30 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Oregon, Oklahoma, Arkansas. On average, about 161 Arlettes were registered per state.
Arlette + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Arlette as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Arlette: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Arlette?
We estimate approximately 6,574 people named Arlette are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 52,138 Americans share this first name.
Is Arlette a common name?
Arlette is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,508 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Arlette most popular?
Arlette reached peak popularity in 2024, when 516 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Arlette is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Arlette a female name?
Arlette is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Arlette Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Arlette Smith, Arlette Johnson, Arlette Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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