Arlo vs Arlen

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

Name A

Arlo

Boy name · Rank #146

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Name B

Arlen

Boy name · Rank #1692

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Metric Arlo Arlen
Current Rank #146 #1692
Total Births (all years) 24,245 7,345
Peak Year 2024 1934
Peak Year Births 2,490 206
Peak Decade 2020s 1930s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1899 1909

Births by Decade

Decade Arlo Arlen
1890s 5 -
1900s 35 5
1910s 477 106
1920s 726 389
1930s 688 1,648
1940s 422 957
1950s 282 1,220
1960s 134 602
1970s 376 347
1980s 254 372
1990s 211 327
2000s 695 318
2010s 6,789 513
2020s 13,151 541

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Arlo Arlen
2014 518 53
2015 579 59
2016 977 60
2017 1,092 66
2018 1,268 55
2019 1,323 68
2020 1,701 66
2021 1,990 88
2022 2,220 80
2023 2,307 101
2024 2,490 99
2025 2,443 107

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, 1899–2025.

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