Arlie Boy & girl
How popular is Arlie?
#2,778 girl name in 2025
61 baby girls were named Arlie in the US in 2025, making it the 2778th most popular girl name. Another 16 boys got the name (#5,606 for boys).
Arlie popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,778 for girls (▼ 3 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 61 girls, 16 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+118% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,852 in 2015, #3,914 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1921 (79 girls) |
| Highest rank | #608 in 1887 |
| First recorded | 1883 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 25% boys, 75% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Arlie counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Arely family of names ranked #476 for girls in 2025 (#486 the year before), with 607 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Arely | 257 | 42% |
| Areli | 177 | 29% |
| Arlie | 61 | 10% |
| Arlee | 34 | 6% |
| Arleigh | 19 | 3% |
| Arly | 15 | 2% |
| Airlie | 5 | 1% |
| Arli | 14 | 2% |
| Arelly | 9 | 1% |
| Arelie | 5 | 1% |
| Aralee | 6 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Arlie is most popular
Babies named Arlie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 girls)
- Michigan: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (22 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (12 girls)
Arlie by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 68 | #608 |
| 1890s | 144 | #669 |
| 1900s | 187 | #684 |
| 1910s | 420 | #823 |
| 1920s | 456 | #828 |
| 1930s | 224 | #1,371 |
| 1940s | 135 | #1,591 |
| 1950s | 76 | #3,422 |
| 1960s | 10 | #6,577 |
| 1970s | 6 | #7,678 |
| 1980s | 75 | #4,685 |
| 1990s | 47 | #7,099 |
| 2000s | 134 | #6,123 |
| 2010s | 278 | #3,558 |
| 2020s | 325 | #2,466 |
Girl names about as popular as Arlie
Questions
- Is Arlie a boy or girl name?
- Arlie is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 25% of babies named Arlie were boys and 75% were girls.
- How popular is the name Arlie?
- 61 baby girls were named Arlie in the US in 2025, making it the 2778th most popular girl name. Another 16 boys got the name (#5,606 for boys).
- When was Arlie most popular?
- Arlie peaked in 1921, when 79 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #608 in 1887.
- How many people are named Arlie?
- 9,297 babies have been named Arlie in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,187 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 57.
- Where is Arlie most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Arlie was most common in Ohio, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.