Arlie
#2,778 for girls in 2025, 61 births · #5,608 for boys in 2025, 16 births
Given to boys 72.2% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1904 · 30 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 6,712since 1880
Arlie over time
girlsboys
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,778 | 61 | #5,608 | 16 |
| 2024 | #2,775 | 61 | #5,067 | 19 |
| 2023 | #2,466 | 72 | #5,075 | 19 |
| 2022 | #2,856 | 59 | #8,300 | 9 |
| 2021 | #4,014 | 36 | #4,936 | 19 |
| 2020 | #3,915 | 36 | #6,296 | 13 |
| 2019 | #4,072 | 35 | #4,114 | 25 |
| 2018 | #3,559 | 43 | #5,770 | 15 |
| 2017 | #3,996 | 37 | #6,685 | 12 |
| 2016 | #4,990 | 27 | #7,157 | 11 |
| 2015 | #4,853 | 28 | #10,644 | 6 |
| 2014 | #4,768 | 29 | #5,252 | 17 |
| 2013 | #5,486 | 24 | #12,136 | 5 |
| 2012 | #6,872 | 18 | #8,158 | 9 |
| 2011 | #5,358 | 25 | #8,079 | 9 |
| 2010 | #9,231 | 12 | #6,359 | 13 |
| 2009 | #7,679 | 16 | #7,236 | 11 |
| 2008 | #8,109 | 15 | #8,324 | 9 |
| 2007 | #8,520 | 14 | #10,921 | 6 |
| 2006 | #6,125 | 21 | — | |
| 2005 | #9,452 | 11 | #5,875 | 13 |
| 2004 | #6,768 | 17 | #9,948 | 6 |
| 2003 | #9,671 | 10 | #9,581 | 6 |
| 2002 | #9,482 | 10 | #7,643 | 8 |
| 2001 | #10,102 | 9 | #6,013 | 11 |
| 2000 | #8,534 | 11 | #8,209 | 7 |
| 1999 | #10,345 | 8 | #6,530 | 9 |
| 1998 | #7,104 | 13 | #5,159 | 12 |
| 1997 | #13,724 | 5 | #6,100 | 9 |
| 1996 | #11,807 | 6 | #6,496 | 8 |
| 1995 | — | #6,992 | 7 | |
| 1994 | — | #5,868 | 9 | |
| 1993 | #13,442 | 5 | #3,819 | 16 |
| 1992 | #8,065 | 10 | #6,128 | 8 |
| 1991 | — | #4,476 | 12 | |
| 1990 | — | #5,382 | 9 | |
| 1989 | — | #5,165 | 9 | |
| 1988 | #8,391 | 8 | #2,860 | 19 |
| 1987 | — | #4,573 | 9 | |
| 1986 | #7,749 | 8 | #3,882 | 11 |
| 1985 | #6,457 | 10 | #3,401 | 13 |
| 1984 | #4,737 | 15 | #2,364 | 21 |
| 1983 | #4,686 | 15 | #3,630 | 11 |
| 1982 | #8,224 | 7 | #3,282 | 13 |
| 1981 | #9,110 | 6 | #2,779 | 16 |
| 1980 | #9,095 | 6 | #2,729 | 17 |
| 1979 | — | #2,465 | 19 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,669 | 16 | |
| 1977 | — | #2,361 | 19 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,054 | 23 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,884 | 25 | |
| 1974 | #7,680 | 6 | #1,983 | 22 |
| 1973 | — | #1,928 | 22 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,928 | 22 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,784 | 25 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,351 | 38 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,492 | 29 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,366 | 32 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,340 | 32 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,194 | 39 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,456 | 28 | |
| 1964 | #6,767 | 5 | #1,147 | 45 |
| 1963 | — | #1,151 | 45 | |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | #984 | 60 |
| 1961 | — | #1,322 | 36 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,098 | 50 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,199 | 42 | |
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | #1,026 | 55 |
| 1957 | #3,696 | 11 | #897 | 71 |
| 1956 | #4,837 | 7 | #1,032 | 53 |
| 1955 | #5,208 | 6 | #915 | 66 |
| 1954 | #3,967 | 9 | #868 | 71 |
| 1953 | #3,480 | 11 | #839 | 73 |
| 1952 | #3,796 | 9 | #863 | 66 |
| 1951 | #4,011 | 8 | #934 | 56 |
| 1950 | #3,423 | 10 | #899 | 58 |
| 1949 | #3,176 | 11 | #808 | 72 |
| 1948 | #2,589 | 15 | #700 | 91 |
| 1947 | #3,061 | 12 | #711 | 93 |
| 1946 | #3,034 | 11 | #711 | 84 |
| 1945 | #2,458 | 13 | #735 | 70 |
| 1944 | #3,139 | 9 | #604 | 103 |
| 1943 | #2,151 | 17 | #594 | 113 |
| 1942 | #2,537 | 13 | #677 | 91 |
| 1941 | #2,846 | 10 | #628 | 93 |
| 1940 | #1,591 | 24 | #631 | 89 |
| 1939 | #1,638 | 22 | #574 | 99 |
| 1938 | #2,940 | 9 | #628 | 90 |
| 1937 | #1,630 | 22 | #616 | 90 |
| 1936 | #1,801 | 18 | #573 | 101 |
| 1935 | #1,483 | 25 | #678 | 78 |
| 1934 | #1,518 | 24 | #563 | 110 |
| 1933 | #1,606 | 22 | #512 | 121 |
| 1932 | #1,448 | 27 | #508 | 129 |
| 1931 | #1,549 | 24 | #487 | 138 |
| 1930 | #1,371 | 31 | #523 | 131 |
| 1929 | #1,598 | 24 | #536 | 118 |
| 1928 | #1,136 | 45 | #495 | 149 |
| 1927 | #1,331 | 36 | #485 | 155 |
| 1926 | #1,069 | 49 | #525 | 132 |
| 1925 | #1,210 | 41 | #504 | 146 |
| 1924 | #1,328 | 37 | #514 | 148 |
| 1923 | #1,267 | 38 | #477 | 162 |
| 1922 | #949 | 61 | #506 | 149 |
| 1921 | #828 | 79 | #469 | 170 |
| 1920 | #1,103 | 46 | #485 | 157 |
| 1919 | #1,075 | 46 | #503 | 139 |
| 1918 | #937 | 58 | #492 | 147 |
| 1917 | #841 | 66 | #488 | 139 |
| 1916 | #949 | 52 | #461 | 152 |
| 1915 | #1,190 | 33 | #503 | 122 |
| 1914 | #855 | 47 | #512 | 91 |
| 1913 | #823 | 41 | #545 | 63 |
| 1912 | #846 | 35 | #561 | 51 |
| 1911 | #1,113 | 16 | #506 | 34 |
| 1910 | #845 | 26 | #598 | 23 |
| 1909 | #868 | 22 | #397 | 38 |
| 1908 | #1,004 | 16 | #489 | 26 |
| 1907 | #790 | 22 | #457 | 26 |
| 1906 | #818 | 20 | #400 | 29 |
| 1905 | #1,011 | 14 | #477 | 22 |
| 1904 | #910 | 16 | #368 | 30 |
| 1903 | #789 | 19 | #527 | 17 |
| 1902 | #936 | 14 | #536 | 16 |
| 1901 | #684 | 22 | #466 | 17 |
| 1900 | #780 | 22 | #623 | 16 |
| 1899 | #814 | 16 | #548 | 13 |
| 1898 | #840 | 16 | #611 | 13 |
| 1897 | #867 | 14 | #411 | 21 |
| 1896 | #950 | 12 | #438 | 20 |
| 1895 | #770 | 17 | #426 | 21 |
| 1894 | #950 | 11 | #480 | 17 |
| 1893 | #739 | 16 | #435 | 18 |
| 1892 | #726 | 16 | #458 | 18 |
| 1891 | #669 | 16 | #441 | 16 |
| 1890 | #872 | 10 | #389 | 21 |
| 1889 | #757 | 12 | #581 | 11 |
| 1888 | #724 | 13 | #464 | 17 |
| 1887 | #608 | 14 | #679 | 8 |
| 1886 | #778 | 9 | #758 | 7 |
| 1885 | #842 | 7 | #641 | 9 |
| 1884 | #793 | 8 | #488 | 15 |
| 1883 | #920 | 5 | #479 | 14 |
| 1882 | — | #837 | 6 | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | #745 | 7 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Arlie was already there! It came in at #745, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Arlie is popular in 1972
No state had 5 or more boys named Arlie in 1972, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Arlie
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 541 spots since 2024 (#5,067 → #5,608)
- 688 spots since 2020 (#6,296 → #5,608)
- 5,036 spots since 2015 (#10,644 → #5,608)
- Biggest jump: 358 spots in 1883 (#837 → #479)
- Biggest drop: 201 spots in 1910 (#397 → #598)
Rise & fade · boys
24 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1904 at #368 (30 births)
- Births halved by 1982, 78 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 77 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 77 yrs · run 1882–1955
Share of babies · boys
1 in 4,271
- Highest: 1 in 4,271 boys born in 1904 were named Arlie (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 106,755 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 22.1% of all boys named Arlie (1,486) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2011
- Mostly boys until 2010, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 94 | #464 (1888) | #630 |
| 1890s | 178 | #389 (1890) | #464 |
| 1900s | 237 | #368 (1904) | #474 |
| 1910s | 961 | #461 (1916) | #517 |
| 1920s | 1,486 | #469 (1921) | #500 |
| 1930s | 1,087 | #487 (1931) | #566 |
| 1940s | 899 | #594 (1943) | #680 |
| 1950s | 611 | #839 (1953) | #947 |
| 1960s | 396 | #984 (1962) | #1,255 |
| 1970s | 231 | #1,351 (1970) | #2,041 |
| 1980s | 139 | #2,364 (1984) | #3,467 |
| 1990s | 99 | #3,819 (1993) | #5,695 |
| 2000s | 77 | #5,875 (2005) | #8,194 |
| 2010s | 122 | #4,114 (2019) | #7,435 |
| 2020s | 95 | #4,936 (2021) | #5,880 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Arlie in 1972
boys
#1,928
22 births · 1 in 73,709 boys
Top boys' names in 1972
More about 1972
boys
1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 73,709 of them was named Arlie, which outranked 66.5% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Arlie
- #1,871Torre23
- #1,871Virgilio23
- #1,871Wyman23
- #1,928Arlie22
- #1,928Alicia22
- #1,928Allyn22
- #1,928Arlin22
- #1,966Ace21
- #1,966Alessandro21
- #1,966Alexandre21
Tied with 37 names at #1,928; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.