Arleth

Arleth: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“uncertain”
Origin
Unknown
Say it
ar-LETH · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Arleth is widely used in Spanish-speaking communities, but its etymology is uncertain. It may be a modern adaptation influenced by names such as Arlette, but no single origin is universally accepted. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.

How popular is Arleth?

2024215 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Arleth in 2024715

2024 rank#430 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18805,685

Arleth is rising: use over the last five years is 4.1× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Arleth

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Arletuncertain; probably from Charlotte form · French
  • Avauncertain; possibly bird or life · Unknown
  • Mayauncertain; often illusion or water · Unknown
  • Ailanyuncertain · Unknown
  • Alanauncertain; often linked to little rock or handsome · Unknown
  • Leiauncertain; often used as a form of Leah · Unknown
  • Londonfrom London, place name · Unknown
  • Nayeliuncertain; often said to mean I love you · Unknown

Arleth questions

What does the name Arleth mean?

Arleth means "uncertain". It comes from Unknown. Arleth is widely used in Spanish-speaking communities, but its etymology is uncertain. It may be a modern adaptation influenced by names such as Arlette, but no single origin is universally accepted.

Is Arleth a boy or girl name?

Arleth is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Arleth?

715 US babies were named Arleth in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Arleth?

Arleth is usually pronounced ar-LETH.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.