Unisex name · since 1885
Arley
Arley has 3,648 recorded births since 1885 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,239 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,755 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,648
- born since 1885
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arley currently ranks #1755 among unisex names in America, with 3,648 babies recorded since 1885.
Arley has 3,648 recorded births among boys since 1885, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1755 as of the latest data, more common than 87% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 2025.
- #2,239 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,755 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,648 born since 1885
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arley ranks #2,239 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,755 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,648 born since 1885, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,239 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,755 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,648
- born since 1885
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arley's 3,648 recorded births place it above 95.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Arley compares
3,648 Top 16% higher than 84% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Arley's all-time total is 10x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arley | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,648 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 92 | 34 | 22,252 |
Arley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Arley splits its recorded history at 1957: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1886 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 92 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Arley popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 92
- Annual births at peak, across 141 years of records
Arley popularity over time - girls
898 total births recorded since 1884 (Arley as girls' name)
Arley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (603 births, 17% of the file).
2010s was Arley's strongest decade.
603 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Arley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 20
1880s
20 births
- 1890s 68
1890s
68 births
- 1900s 70
1900s
70 births
- 1910s
1910s
318 births
- 1920s
1920s
520 births
- 1930s
1930s
391 births
- 1940s
1940s
320 births
- 1950s 217
1950s
217 births
- 1960s 136
1960s
136 births
- 1970s 92
1970s
92 births
- 1980s 134
1980s
134 births
- 1990s 180
1990s
180 births
- 2000s 139
2000s
139 births
- 2010s
2010s
603 births
- 2020s
2020s
440 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 603 births (17% of all-time use).
How Arley compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Arley's total volume
Arley by state
Where Arley concentrates geographically, total births since 1885
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 491 | 13.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 129 | 3.5% |
| #3 | West Virginia | | 126 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 67 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Oklahoma | | 65 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 25 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Arkansas | | 22 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Kentucky | | 20 | 0.5% |
491 of 3,648 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Arley appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Arley's data
- Arley's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (603 total births) through the 2020s (440) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Arleys (491 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Arley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~140 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1885–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Arley draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.