Arlet

Origin: Catalan — Catalan form of Arlette — from Old French Herleva, a Germanic name on the element *harjaz 'army'

Girl's name · #642 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Arlet is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1918, it stood at #642 in 2025; about 3,300 girls have been named Arlet along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 23 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#50 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #92 in Ecuador (2025) · #189 in Mexico (2024).

Famous Arlets

Arlet Mólgora Glover^es — Mexican politician

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Arlette (#494) and Arlett (#1085), Arlet would rank around #246 with about 1,300 births last year — the newborns split about 48/35/17 across Arlette, Arlet, and Arlett.

Similar names: Arlett · Romy · Harlem · Bennett · Hartley · Harleigh

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