Arlee is a rare variant of Ariel that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2023.
Arlee is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #4,182 for girl births in the United States (and #7,282 across all names), given to 34 babies. Arlee was first reported in SSA data in 1907 and peaked in 2023 (48 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | 34 | #4,182 | — |
| 2024 | 40 | 40 | #3,764 | — |
| 2023 | 48 | 48 | #3,333 | — |
| 2022 | 47 | 47 | #3,709 | #10,972 |
| 2021 | 35 | 35 | #4,519 | #12,297 |
| 2020 | 32 | 32 | #4,277 | — |
| 2019 | 45 | 45 | #3,456 | — |
| 2018 | 24 | 24 | #5,329 | — |
| 2017 | 32 | 32 | #4,935 | #12,412 |
| 2016 | 28 | 28 | #4,868 | — |
| 2015 | 33 | 33 | #4,993 | #10,772 |
| 2014 | 17 | 17 | #7,023 | — |
| 2013 | 18 | 18 | #6,759 | — |
| 2012 | 22 | 22 | #5,920 | — |
| 2011 | 19 | 19 | #8,250 | #12,431 |
| 2010 | 12 | 12 | #9,297 | — |
| 2009 | 11 | 11 | #10,057 | — |
| 2008 | 8 | 8 | #12,708 | — |
| 2007 | 15 | 15 | #8,148 | — |
| 2006 | 9 | 9 | #11,550 | — |
| 2005 | 7 | 7 | #13,181 | — |
| 2004 | 11 | 11 | #9,323 | — |
| 2003 | 12 | 12 | #8,574 | — |
| 2002 | 11 | 11 | #8,908 | — |
| 2001 | 16 | 16 | #8,827 | #10,676 |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | #15,273 | — |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | #12,855 | — |
| 1996 | 11 | — | #7,631 | — |
| 1994 | 5 | — | #13,624 | — |
| 1993 | 8 | — | #9,628 | — |
| 1990 | 8 | — | #9,310 | — |
| 1986 | 6 | — | #9,633 | — |
| 1985 | 8 | — | #7,609 | — |
| 1984 | 10 | — | #10,545 | #6,375 |
| 1983 | 18 | — | #4,125 | — |
| 1982 | 16 | — | #4,544 | — |
| 1981 | 8 | — | #7,444 | — |
| 1976 | 5 | — | — | #5,648 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | — | #5,036 |
| 1970 | 13 | — | #6,409 | #4,255 |
| 1965 | 6 | — | #5,845 | — |
| 1963 | 5 | — | #6,652 | — |
| 1962 | 11 | — | #6,623 | #3,659 |
| 1959 | 8 | — | — | #3,047 |
| 1958 | 11 | — | #3,759 | — |
| 1957 | 6 | — | #5,404 | — |
| 1956 | 11 | — | #5,348 | #3,969 |
| 1955 | 5 | — | — | #3,904 |
| 1954 | 14 | — | #4,680 | #3,186 |
| 1953 | 8 | — | — | #2,916 |
| 1952 | 11 | — | #4,946 | #3,762 |
| 1951 | 6 | — | #4,867 | — |
| 1950 | 9 | — | — | #2,590 |
| 1949 | 14 | — | #3,630 | #3,713 |
| 1948 | 16 | — | #3,362 | #3,334 |
| 1947 | 16 | — | #3,717 | #3,102 |
| 1946 | 14 | — | — | #1,953 |
| 1945 | 11 | — | #4,048 | #3,352 |
| 1944 | 7 | — | — | #2,877 |
| 1943 | 17 | — | #3,504 | #2,568 |
| 1942 | 22 | — | #2,997 | #2,151 |
| 1941 | 15 | — | #3,980 | #2,498 |
| 1940 | 18 | — | #2,969 | #2,488 |
| 1939 | 17 | — | #2,751 | #2,845 |
| 1938 | 21 | — | #2,026 | #3,550 |
| 1937 | 18 | — | #2,746 | #2,690 |
| 1936 | 23 | — | #2,271 | #2,306 |
| 1935 | 12 | — | #3,774 | #3,275 |
| 1934 | 19 | — | #2,939 | #2,401 |
| 1933 | 18 | — | #2,696 | #2,750 |
| 1932 | 20 | — | #2,503 | #2,857 |
| 1931 | 25 | — | #2,431 | #2,103 |
| 1930 | 28 | — | #2,204 | #2,183 |
| 1929 | 23 | — | #2,315 | #2,774 |
| 1928 | 32 | — | #1,846 | #2,528 |
| 1927 | 32 | — | #2,027 | #2,302 |
| 1926 | 28 | — | #1,885 | #3,404 |
| 1925 | 30 | — | #2,289 | #2,199 |
| 1924 | 28 | — | #2,522 | #2,238 |
| 1923 | 36 | — | #1,782 | #2,339 |
| 1922 | 41 | — | #1,466 | #2,809 |
| 1921 | 37 | — | #1,769 | #2,382 |
| 1920 | 37 | — | #1,515 | #3,226 |
| 1919 | 25 | — | #1,924 | #3,756 |
| 1918 | 32 | — | #1,755 | #2,704 |
| 1917 | 18 | — | #2,565 | #3,570 |
| 1916 | 27 | — | #2,036 | #2,396 |
| 1915 | 35 | — | #1,575 | #2,072 |
| 1914 | 12 | — | #2,016 | — |
| 1913 | 10 | — | #2,036 | — |
| 1912 | 6 | — | #2,655 | — |
| 1911 | 9 | — | #1,669 | — |
| 1909 | 9 | — | #1,476 | — |
| 1908 | 9 | — | #1,446 | — |
| 1907 | 6 | — | #1,845 | — |