Is Arlee a boy or girl name?

Arlee is a unisex name. Of the 1,702 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 74.4% were girls and 25.6% were boys. It changed hands in 2015, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Arlee

Recorded 1907–2025 · United States

Arlee was most popular in 2023, when 48 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,815 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,270, with 34 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,702 people named Arlee.

Arlee over time

Births per year. The dot marks Arlee’s peak in 2023. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Arlee a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Arlee is a unisex name — 74.4% of the 1,702 Americans given it were girls and 25.6% were boys. It changed hands: since 2015 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 96% girls and 4% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org