Arley
Arley was the 1755th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 92 babies. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked 646th; the most babies were born in 2025 (92). Over the last ten years it has moved up 458 places. More babies were named Arley in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,755 boys, up 315 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 92boys
- Girls and boys
- 31% girls, 69% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202592 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,546babies recorded
Arley popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,183 | #1,755 | 34 | 92 |
| 2020 | #4,091 | #2,070 | 34 | 68 |
| 2010 | #6,409 | #3,079 | 20 | 37 |
| 2000 | #6,841 | #5,950 | 15 | 11 |
| 1990 | — | #2,493 | — | 27 |
| 1980 | — | #4,524 | — | 8 |
| 1970 | — | #3,538 | — | 8 |
| 1960 | — | #2,122 | — | 15 |
| 1950 | — | #1,466 | — | 25 |
| 1940 | — | #1,068 | — | 37 |
| 1930 | #3,365 | #1,153 | 8 | 37 |
| 1920 | #3,633 | #1,047 | 8 | 44 |
| 1910 | — | #1,321 | — | 7 |
| 1900 | — | #974 | — | 8 |
| 1890 | #1,346 | #891 | 5 | 6 |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Arley, counting every spelling?
Arley has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Arley?
92 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Arley (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Arley born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 91 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Arley.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Arley?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Arley are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 7 and 49. That makes Arley mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Arley by state
How common Arley was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arizona (4.1×), California (2.9×). In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Arley
How popular is the name Arley?
Arley was the 1755th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 92 babies. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked 646th; the most babies were born in 2025 (92). Over the last ten years it has moved up 458 places. More babies were named Arley in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Arley a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 31% girls, 69% boys given the name Arley in the US.
Where is Arley most popular?
In 2021–2025, Arley was most common in Arizona (0.18 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Texas.