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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Arlys

Arlys was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1934, when it ranked 1048th; the most babies were born in 1933 (44). More babies were named Arlys in the 1930s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
193344 babies
Total since 1880
1,103babies recorded

Arlys popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970——
1960#5,1987
1950#2,19020
1940#1,40829
1930#1,16241
1920#3,6368
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Arlys, counting every spelling?

Arlys has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Arlys?

About 400 people born in the US named Arlys are alive today, with a median age of 79; half are between 74 and 85. That makes Arlys a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Arlys by state

How common Arlys was among girls born in each state in 1931–1935, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in South Dakota (28.1×), Minnesota (20.2×), North Dakota (19.3×). In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesWI0.04Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: 0.71 per 1,000 babiesND0.71Minnesota: 0.74 per 1,000 babiesMN0.74Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: 1.0 per 1,000 babiesSD1.0Iowa: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesIA0.19Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Arlys, girls, 1931–1935. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Arlys: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Arlys, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Arlys

How popular is the name Arlys?

Arlys was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1934, when it ranked 1048th; the most babies were born in 1933 (44). More babies were named Arlys in the 1930s than in any other decade.

Is Arlys a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,103 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Arlys most popular?

In 1931–1935, Arlys was most common in South Dakota (1.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Minnesota and North Dakota.