Arlo
#2,485 for girls in 2025, 71 births · #148 for boys in 2025, 2,443 births
Given to boys 96.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2024 · 2,490 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 24,245since 1899
Arlo over time
Rank among boys' names. Arlo has never cracked the top 100 here.
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 | #2,485 | 71 | #148 | 2,443 |
| 2024 | #2,231 | 84 | #146 | 2,490 |
| 2023 | #1,984 | 99 | #158 | 2,307 |
| 2022 | #2,034 | 95 | #169 | 2,220 |
| 2021 | #1,991 | 97 | #190 | 1,990 |
| 2020 | #2,065 | 89 | #220 | 1,701 |
| 2019 | #2,376 | 75 | #271 | 1,323 |
| 2018 | #2,557 | 68 | #277 | 1,268 |
| 2017 | #3,769 | 40 | #316 | 1,092 |
| 2016 | #2,966 | 56 | #349 | 977 |
| 2015 | #4,403 | 32 | #501 | 579 |
| 2014 | #6,207 | 20 | #537 | 518 |
| 2013 | #8,135 | 14 | #681 | 354 |
| 2012 | #11,257 | 9 | #811 | 274 |
| 2011 | #8,614 | 13 | #915 | 220 |
| 2010 | #14,959 | 6 | #1,047 | 184 |
| 2009 | — | #1,156 | 157 | |
| 2008 | #17,504 | 5 | #1,571 | 101 |
| 2007 | — | #1,621 | 95 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,856 | 73 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,967 | 64 | |
| 2004 | — | #2,051 | 58 | |
| 2003 | — | #2,729 | 36 | |
| 2002 | — | #2,428 | 41 | |
| 2001 | — | #2,797 | 33 | |
| 2000 | — | #2,525 | 37 | |
| 1999 | — | #3,103 | 26 | |
| 1998 | — | #2,711 | 30 | |
| 1997 | — | #4,059 | 16 | |
| 1996 | — | #3,293 | 21 | |
| 1995 | — | #3,303 | 20 | |
| 1994 | — | #3,596 | 18 | |
| 1993 | — | #3,368 | 19 | |
| 1992 | — | #4,327 | 13 | |
| 1991 | — | #3,105 | 20 | |
| 1990 | — | #2,432 | 28 | |
| 1989 | — | #2,469 | 26 | |
| 1988 | — | #2,367 | 25 | |
| 1987 | — | #2,272 | 25 | |
| 1986 | — | #2,007 | 29 | |
| 1985 | — | #2,357 | 22 | |
| 1984 | — | #2,613 | 18 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,905 | 28 | |
| 1982 | — | #2,596 | 18 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,942 | 28 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,655 | 35 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,568 | 18 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,537 | 37 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,450 | 40 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,502 | 36 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,429 | 38 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,659 | 29 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,176 | 49 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,210 | 46 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,157 | 50 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,462 | 33 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,046 | 17 | |
| 1968 | — | #3,365 | 7 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,985 | 8 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,216 | 13 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,780 | 9 | |
| 1964 | — | #2,310 | 13 | |
| 1963 | — | #2,414 | 12 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,713 | 22 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,148 | 15 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,910 | 18 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,588 | 25 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,483 | 28 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,436 | 30 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,722 | 21 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,646 | 22 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,408 | 29 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,677 | 21 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,268 | 34 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,195 | 37 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,220 | 35 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,462 | 25 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,079 | 43 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,252 | 34 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,278 | 30 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,078 | 36 | |
| 1944 | — | #991 | 43 | |
| 1943 | — | #956 | 49 | |
| 1942 | — | #991 | 45 | |
| 1941 | — | #751 | 68 | |
| 1940 | — | #904 | 49 | |
| 1939 | — | #776 | 61 | |
| 1938 | — | #730 | 70 | |
| 1937 | — | #751 | 66 | |
| 1936 | — | #756 | 64 | |
| 1935 | — | #702 | 74 | |
| 1934 | #4,286 | 5 | #751 | 66 |
| 1933 | — | #694 | 74 | |
| 1932 | #3,568 | 7 | #703 | 77 |
| 1931 | — | #697 | 75 | |
| 1930 | — | #832 | 61 | |
| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 | #675 | 83 |
| 1928 | — | #722 | 78 | |
| 1927 | — | #825 | 65 | |
| 1926 | — | #831 | 63 | |
| 1925 | — | #801 | 68 | |
| 1924 | — | #823 | 67 | |
| 1923 | — | #698 | 86 | |
| 1922 | — | #759 | 76 | |
| 1921 | — | #920 | 58 | |
| 1920 | — | #718 | 82 | |
| 1919 | — | #799 | 66 | |
| 1918 | — | #700 | 81 | |
| 1917 | — | #749 | 69 | |
| 1916 | — | #750 | 66 | |
| 1915 | — | #667 | 76 | |
| 1914 | — | #788 | 45 | |
| 1913 | — | #897 | 30 | |
| 1912 | — | #876 | 26 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,740 | 5 | |
| 1910 | — | #859 | 13 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,083 | 8 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,217 | 6 | |
| 1907 | — | #1,094 | 7 | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | #1,233 | 5 | |
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | #902 | 9 | |
| 1899 | — | #1,051 | 5 | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
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| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Arlo! It came in at #1,051, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1901–1906, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Arlo is popular in 2021
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Vermont#18 · 1 in 87
- Minnesota#57 · 1 in 267
- Oregon#74 · 1 in 294
- Washington#82 · 1 in 348
- Montana#83 · 1 in 268
Best ever in a state: #18 in Vermont, 2021.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | #18 | 16 | 1 in 87 |
| Minnesota | #57 | 94 | 1 in 267 |
| Oregon | #74 | 54 | 1 in 294 |
| Washington | #82 | 96 | 1 in 348 |
| Montana | #83 | 13 | 1 in 268 |
| Colorado | #90 | 71 | 1 in 364 |
| New Hampshire | #92 | 16 | 1 in 291 |
| Delaware | #97 | 11 | 1 in 292 |
| Maine | #99 | 14 | 1 in 290 |
| Wisconsin | #104 | 63 | 1 in 386 |
| Alaska | #109 | 8 | 1 in 320 |
| Iowa | #123 | 33 | 1 in 426 |
| Utah | #124 | 42 | 1 in 457 |
| South Dakota | #129 | 10 | 1 in 378 |
| North Dakota | #135 | 9 | 1 in 392 |
| New Mexico | #142 | 14 | 1 in 502 |
| Arizona | #149 | 56 | 1 in 583 |
| Idaho | #158 | 15 | 1 in 534 |
| Michigan | #160 | 70 | 1 in 614 |
| Nebraska | #166 | 17 | 1 in 523 |
| Nevada | #167 | 20 | 1 in 593 |
| Pennsylvania | #169 | 80 | 1 in 693 |
| Kentucky | #171 | 31 | 1 in 640 |
| Ohio | #172 | 82 | 1 in 661 |
| Massachusetts | #174 | 39 | 1 in 731 |
| Missouri | #176 | 42 | 1 in 680 |
| Kansas | #180 | 22 | 1 in 628 |
| District of Columbia | #187 | 6 | 1 in 561 |
| New York | #200 | 101 | 1 in 882 |
| Illinois | #201 | 64 | 1 in 842 |
| Indiana | #201 | 42 | 1 in 780 |
| West Virginia | #208 | 10 | 1 in 702 |
| California | #209 | 199 | 1 in 952 |
| Maryland | #229 | 27 | 1 in 924 |
| South Carolina | #240 | 22 | 1 in 921 |
| Tennessee | #240 | 36 | 1 in 995 |
| North Carolina | #245 | 49 | 1 in 1,042 |
| Florida | #246 | 81 | 1 in 1,145 |
| Virginia | #253 | 35 | 1 in 1,117 |
| Oklahoma | #256 | 19 | 1 in 945 |
| Alabama | #265 | 21 | 1 in 1,048 |
| Texas | #281 | 135 | 1 in 1,268 |
| Connecticut | #296 | 10 | 1 in 1,398 |
| New Jersey | #327 | 26 | 1 in 1,560 |
| Georgia | #330 | 34 | 1 in 1,481 |
| Louisiana | #365 | 14 | 1 in 1,553 |
| Arkansas | #403 | 8 | 1 in 1,625 |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Arlo
- 2 spots since 2024 (#146 → #148)
- 72 spots since 2020 (#220 → #148)
- 353 spots since 2015 (#501 → #148)
- Biggest jump: 864 spots in 1912 (#1,740 → #876)
- Biggest drop: 881 spots in 1911 (#859 → #1,740)
- Debuted 1899
- Peaked 2024 at #146 (2,490 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 50 yrs · run 1912–1944
- Highest: 1 in 692 boys born in 2024 were named Arlo (0.14%)
- Latest: 1 in 699 boys born in 2025 (0.14%)
- 54.2% of all boys named Arlo (13,151) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | #1,051 (1899) | #1,051 |
| 1900s | 35 | #902 (1900) | #1,106 |
| 1910s | 477 | #667 (1915) | #883 |
| 1920s | 726 | #675 (1929) | #777 |
| 1930s | 688 | #694 (1933) | #739 |
| 1940s | 422 | #751 (1941) | #1,074 |
| 1950s | 282 | #1,195 (1951) | #1,464 |
| 1960s | 134 | #1,713 (1962) | #2,389 |
| 1970s | 376 | #1,157 (1971) | #1,515 |
| 1980s | 254 | #1,655 (1980) | #2,218 |
| 1990s | 211 | #2,432 (1990) | #3,330 |
| 2000s | 695 | #1,156 (2009) | #2,070 |
| 2010s | 6,789 | #271 (2019) | #571 |
| 2020s | 13,151 | #146 (2024) | #172 |
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.
Arlo in 2021
Top girls' names in 2021
Top boys' names in 2021
More about 2021
girls
1,640,861 girls got a published name in 2021; 1 in 16,916 of them was named Arlo, which outranked 88.7% of the 17,676 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,980Mayla98
- #1,980Ridley98
- #1,980Wrenleigh98
- #1,991Arlo97
- #1,991Ainara97
- #1,991Aleigha97
- #1,991Blythe97
- #2,007Amaria96
- #2,007Avalee96
- #2,007Ayvah96
Tied with 15 names at #1,991; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,749,482 boys got a published name in 2021; 1 in 879 of them was named Arlo, which outranked 98.7% of the 14,096 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.