Arlon
Arlon was the 5629th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1933, when it ranked 1052nd with 38 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 6,599 places. More babies were named Arlon in the 1930s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,629 boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 193338 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,472babies recorded
Arlon popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,629 | 16 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | #9,168 | 6 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #4,966 | 7 |
| 1970 | #4,258 | 6 |
| 1960 | #2,046 | 16 |
| 1950 | #1,883 | 16 |
| 1940 | #1,401 | 23 |
| 1930 | #1,825 | 17 |
| 1920 | #1,324 | 30 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Arlon, counting every spelling?
Arlon is a spelling of Arlen, a name family that ranked #966 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,629 for Arlon on its own. Together these spellings went to 226 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlen | 107 | #1,587 | 475 |
| Arlan | 57 | #2,392 | 227 |
| Arlin | 46 | #2,768 | 226 |
| Arlon | 16 | #5,629 | 57 |
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 Arlon?
16 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Arlon (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Arlon 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 529 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Arlon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Arlon?
About 600 people born in the US named Arlon are alive today, with a median age of 61; half are between 34 and 74. That makes Arlon a name most people associate with older generations. 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Arlon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Arlon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Arlon
How popular is the name Arlon?
Arlon was the 5629th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1933, when it ranked 1052nd with 38 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 6,599 places. More babies were named Arlon in the 1930s than in any other decade.
Is Arlon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Arlon in the US.