Arlette

What Arlette means

French, possibly meaning “army”

From a derivative (possibly a diminutive) of Old French Herleva, a Germanic compound name beginning with *harjaz (“army”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Arlette” (revision 88035107), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Arlette?

US: Rising: up from #1667 in 2015. England & Wales: New in the last 10 years.

Biggest US share so far: 2025, when 600 girls got the name (#494 that year). First in the US records in 1913.

How common

• About 1 in 2,679 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 63,320 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in NM (1.28 per 1,000 girls), TX (0.93 per 1,000 girls), NV (0.87 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed girls born in each state.

US vs UK

Arlette is #494 in the US and #4867 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (girls). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Arlette were girls.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Arlet450 US
• Arlett222 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Arlette

Girls

• Rory#230“red-haired king”^*
• Kaia#193Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #447 in 2015, #193 in 2025
• Sage#160“sedge”^*
• Leilani#60Hawaiian, meaning “a lei; a child + heavenly, royal”^*
• Maeve#76“intoxicating”^*
• Amira#132“princess”^*

For a brother

• Cyrus#268Editor’s note Up from #469 in 2015 to #268 in 2025 in the US
• Luka#85Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #85 vs #261 in 2025
• Bodie#275Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #958 in 2015, #275 in 2025
• Luca#14Form of Lucy, meaning “light”^*
• Emiliano#94Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #94 vs #1,359 in 2025
• Kai#93“warrior”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Arlette’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.