Arlington

Where Arlington comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Arlington.

Arlington through the years
  1. 1849
    Arlington G. Reynolds born
    Ohio Legislator
  2. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #809 among boys, with 6 babies in the first year on record.
  3. 1884
    Peak, #701
    8 babies named Arlington, its best rank.
  4. 1885
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  5. 1886
    Arlington Valles born
    British-born American costume designer
  6. 2020
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Arlington Valles · British-born American costume designer, 1886–1970
  • Arlington G. Reynolds · Ohio Legislator, 1849–1934

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.