Arlie
Arlie was the 2781st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 61 babies. Its best year was 1887, when it ranked 609th; the most babies were born in 1921 (79). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,089 places. More babies were named Arlie in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,781 girls, up 1,145 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 61girls
- Girls and boys
- 78% girls, 22% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192179 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,297babies recorded
Arlie popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,781 | #5,627 | 61 | 16 |
| 2020 | #3,926 | #6,323 | 36 | 13 |
| 2010 | #9,298 | #6,377 | 12 | 13 |
| 2000 | #8,603 | #8,262 | 11 | 7 |
| 1990 | — | #5,407 | — | 9 |
| 1980 | #9,177 | #2,735 | 6 | 17 |
| 1970 | — | #1,352 | — | 38 |
| 1960 | — | #1,099 | — | 50 |
| 1950 | #3,437 | #899 | 10 | 58 |
| 1940 | #1,594 | #631 | 24 | 89 |
| 1930 | #1,372 | #523 | 31 | 131 |
| 1920 | #1,104 | #485 | 46 | 157 |
| 1910 | #846 | #598 | 26 | 23 |
| 1900 | #781 | #624 | 22 | 16 |
| 1890 | #874 | #391 | 10 | 21 |
| 1880 | — | #749 | — | 7 |
How popular is Arlie, counting every spelling?
Arlie is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,506 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,781 for Arlie on its own. Together these spellings went to 124 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlie | 61 | #2,781 | 289 |
| Arlee | 34 | #4,182 | 193 |
| Arly | 15 | #7,176 | 56 |
| Arli | 14 | #7,519 | 45 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Arlie?
61 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Arlie (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Arlie 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 138 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Arlie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Arlie?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Arlie are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 5 and 40. That makes Arlie 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.
Arlie by state
How common Arlie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Arlie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Arlie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Arlie
How popular is the name Arlie?
Arlie was the 2781st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 61 babies. Its best year was 1887, when it ranked 609th; the most babies were born in 1921 (79). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,089 places. More babies were named Arlie in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Arlie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 78% girls, 22% boys given the name Arlie in the US.
Where is Arlie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Arlie was most common in Ohio (0.05 per 1,000 girls), followed by Michigan and Texas.