ChatGPT
Claude
Gemini
Perplexity
The short answer
Arlett is a feminine name in current use in the United States: it ranked #1085 for girls in the United States in 2025. No source documents the spelling Arlett. It reads as Arlette, which Wiktionary traces to the Germanic name Herleva, from *harjaz "army". The full derivation, and how far the sources will carry it, is set out below.
Meaning and etymology
No reference work we cite has an entry for the spelling Arlett. It is read here as Arlette without its final e. Behind the Name gives Arlette as the "French form of Herleva", and Wiktionary derives French Arlette "From a derivative (possibly a diminutive) of Herleva, a Germanic compound name beginning with *harjaz 'army'", noting that the mother of William the Conqueror was called both Herleva and Arlette.
Editorial confidence: likely
Linguistic roots
| Language | Form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Proto-Germanic | *harjaz | army |
Popularity
Arlett ranked #1085 for girls in the United States in 2025. The figure comes from the Social Security Administration's national file for that year.
| Region | Year | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2025 | #1085 | ssa-2025 |
Frequently asked questions
What does the name Arlett mean?
No source documents the spelling Arlett. It reads as Arlette, which Wiktionary traces to the Germanic name Herleva, from *harjaz "army".
Is Arlett a popular name?
Arlett ranked #1085 for girls in the United States in 2025. (Social Security Administration data).
Is Arlett a boy's or a girl's name?
In the 2025 SSA data Arlett appears in the girls' list.
Sources
- U.S. Social Security Administration: Popular Baby Names — national data, year of birth 2025 — supports popularity, gender usage.
- Behind the Name: Meaning, origin and history of the name Arlette — supports Arlette as the French form of Herleva.
- Wiktionary: Arlette — Wiktionary, the free dictionary — supports Germanic root *harjaz, Herleva and William the Conqueror.
- Behind the Name: Behind the Name search for Arlett (no entry) — supports absence of an entry for this spelling.
