Arlette
Arlette is a French feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Arlette or Herleva, the mother of William the Conqueror Arlette Alcock, Métis-Canadian folk musician Arlette Amuli, American content creator, social media personality, and producer Arlette Ben Hamo, French track and field athlete Arlette Broil (1922–1989), known as Bessie Griffin, American gospel singer Marie-Arlette…
Meaning & Origin of Arlette
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Arlette is a French feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Arlette or Herleva, the mother of William the Conqueror Arlette Alcock, Métis-Canadian folk musician Arlette Amuli, American content creator, social media personality, and producer Arlette Ben Hamo, French track and field athlete Arlette Broil (1922–1989), known as Bessie Griffin, American gospel singer Marie-Arlette…
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The Story of Arlette
Arlette first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1913, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 549 Arlettes were born — ranking #556 that year. As of 2026, Arlette ranks #556 for baby girls with 549 births, rising sharply (+78% over the past five years). In total, more than 9K Arlettes 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 Arlette
Arlette is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 9K births in the dataset. Arlette's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #556. Use the chart and map above to compare Arlette'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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