Fun Facts About the Name Arlett
- More than 1 thousand babies named Arlett: U.S. records list 1,408 babies given the name Arlett from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Arlett Mean?
Arlett is a variant spelling of Arlette, a French feminine name. Arlette is tied to the medieval Norman name Herleva, borne by Herleva of Falaise, the mother of William the Conqueror, who is also called Arlette in later sources. Herleva is Germanic in origin, and its first element is usually connected with a word for "army" (harja-), but the second element and the full sense are not securely known. Because the root of Arlette has no firmly established meaning, the meaning of Arlett is best described as uncertain.
Arlett Name History & Origins
The name behind Arlett comes from the French feminine name Arlette. In medieval Normandy, Herleva of Falaise, mother of William the Conqueror, is named Herleva in early sources and is also called Arlette and Arletta in chronicles and later histories; the forms refer to the same woman. Herleva is the older recorded form, while Arlette is the version that survived as a French given name, used in France and later in English-speaking countries.
The spelling Arlett is an English-language form that drops the French final -e, following the way other French names ending in -ette were often written in English with -ett. The shorter spelling does not indicate a separate origin; it is the same name written in English style.
How Popular is the Name Arlett?
Arlett has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2025. Its best rank was #1,085 in 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,085 | 222 | 0.0138% |
| 2024 | #1,724 | 117 | 0.0073% |
| 2023 | #1,921 | 103 | 0.0064% |
| 2022 | #1,792 | 114 | 0.0070% |
| 2021 | #2,823 | 60 | 0.0037% |
| 2020 | #3,342 | 46 | 0.0028% |
| 2019 | #3,276 | 48 | 0.0029% |
| 2018 | #2,870 | 58 | 0.0034% |
| 2017 | #3,055 | 53 | 0.0031% |
| 2016 | #3,661 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 2015 | #4,417 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2014 | #5,487 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2013 | #5,333 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2012 | #4,054 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2011 | #5,075 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2010 | #4,201 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2009 | #5,109 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2008 | #5,303 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2007 | #7,773 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2006 | #4,366 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 2005 | #3,883 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 2004 | #4,000 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 2003 | #3,952 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2002 | #3,601 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2001 | #5,029 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2000 | #8,081 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #8,866 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #7,148 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #7,803 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1996 | #10,681 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #8,183 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #13,632 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #13,325 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #10,292 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #12,524 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #11,954 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #11,028 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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