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Arlester

100% boys · last recorded 1978

Arlester has been given to about 188 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1948, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 113
Median age today74 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Arlester per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1948 · 11
  • Born in 20250
  • All time188

How popular is Arlester?

Its best year was 1948, when 11 babies were given the name, ranking 2330th. The typical living American called Arlester is about 74 years old today.

Names that sound like Arlester

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lester0.76
  2. Sylvester0.70
  3. Chester0.67
  4. Alexander0.58
  5. Walter0.57
  6. Peter0.57
  7. Carter0.57
  8. Asher0.57

Middle names for Arlester

Ranked by flow score
  1. Arlester Paul0.83
  2. Arlester John0.83
  3. Arlester Blake0.82
  4. Arlester Wade0.82
  5. Arlester Quinn0.82
  6. Arlester Jude0.82

Sibling names for Arlester

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ruthiesister · 0.65
  2. Ramonasister · 0.59
  3. Elouisesister · 0.59
  4. Harlanbrother · 0.58
  5. Louiebrother · 0.58
  6. Billieeither · 0.57

Where Arlester is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Arlester White0.78
    2. Arlester Nguyen0.78
    3. Arlester Moore0.78
    4. Arlester Hill0.78
    5. Arlester Hall0.78
    6. Arlester Brown0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Arlester

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.