Arlet
Arlet is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.
Meaning & Origin of Arlet
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Arlet is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.
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The Story of Arlet
Arlet first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1918, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 530 Arlets were born — ranking #575 that year. As of 2026, Arlet ranks #575 for baby girls with 530 births, rising sharply (+249% over the past five years). In total, more than 4K Arlets have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Arlet
Arlet is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Arlet's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #575. Use the chart and map above to compare Arlet's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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