Is Arlet a boy or girl name?

Arlet is a girl’s name. Of the 3,351 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.9% were girls and 0.1% were boys.

Arlet

Recorded 1918–2025 · United States

Arlet was most popular in 2023, when 493 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,182 that year. In 2025 it ranked #1,260, with 450 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,351 people named Arlet.

Arlet over time

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

Is Arlet a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Arlet is a girl’s name — 99.9% of the 3,351 Americans given it were girls and 0.1% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Arlet

Where Arlet is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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