Arl vs Arlo

Side-by-side comparison of Arl and Arlo — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Arl

Boy name

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Name B

Arlo

Boy name · Rank #146

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Metric Arl Arlo
Current Rank Unranked #146
Total Births (all years) 54 24,245
Peak Year 1926 2024
Peak Year Births 8 2,490
Peak Decade 1920ss 2020ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1916 1899

Births by Decade

Decade Arl Arlo
1890ss — 5
1900ss — 35
1910ss 13 477
1920ss 30 726
1930ss 6 688
1940ss 5 422
1950ss — 282
1960ss — 134
1970ss — 376
1980ss — 254
1990ss — 211
2000ss — 695
2010ss — 6,789
2020ss — 13,151

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Arl Arlo
2014 — 518
2015 — 579
2016 — 977
2017 — 1,092
2018 — 1,268
2019 — 1,323
2020 — 1,701
2021 — 1,990
2022 — 2,220
2023 — 2,307
2024 — 2,490
2025 — 2,443

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1916–1946.

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