The baby name Arlea is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ar-LEE-uh (AR-lee-uh).
Arlea is English in Origin.
The baby name Arlea is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ar-LEE-uh (AR-lee-uh).
Arlea is English in Origin.
Arlea is a modern English given name, most often viewed as a feminine variation of Arlie/Arley, themselves transferred from English surnames and place-names built on Old English leah, meaning "wood, clearing, meadow." In some localities Arley is analyzed as earn + leah ("eagle" + "clearing"), so Arlea is sometimes interpreted as "eagle meadow"; others treat it as a contemporary blend of Aria or Arla with Lea/Leah, reinforcing the nature-inflected sense.
Arlie and Arley entered given-name use in the 19th century, tending masculine in early U.S. records; spellings with -ee and -ea gained a softer, more feminine profile in late 20th-21st-century naming. Arlea remains uncommon in English-speaking countries and rarely appears on national rankings. Related forms and variants include Arlie, Arley, Arlee, Arleigh, Arleah, and Arlia; short forms include Ari, Lea/Leah, and Lee. Meanings proposed across these variants cluster around "meadow/clearing" and, by extension, rustic openness and light.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| United States | Girls | 2023 | #910 | 5 | 8,600 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
Arlea is popular in 8 countries — most recent births per country:
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