Arley
Arley is given to both girls and boys: 34 girls and 92 boys were given it in 2025 (#4,182 among girls’ names and #1,755 among boys’, #3,021 among all names counting both); 4,546 Americans have been recorded with it since 1884 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 2,740 Americans named Arley and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (60% of everyone recorded); the median is 15 years old and half are between 7 and 39.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Arley by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
How popular is Arley?
#1,755 among boys’ names, 2025
Arley rose from #2,213 in 2015 to #1,755 in 2025 among boys’ names; its share of boys born rose from 31.8 to 53.9 per million.
126 babies in 2025, the peak
Arley peaked in 2025, when 126 babies were given it (92 boys, #1,755 among boys’ names). In 2024 it went to 73 boys.
Births by sex.
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | #4,182 | 92 | #1,755 |
| 2024 | 33 | #4,303 | 73 | #2,058 |
| 2023 | 32 | #4,372 | 83 | #1,896 |
| 2022 | 35 | #4,120 | 68 | #2,149 |
| 2021 | 36 | #4,025 | 56 | #2,412 |
| 2020 | 34 | #4,090 | 68 | #2,070 |
| 2019 | 31 | #4,447 | 88 | #1,763 |
| 2018 | 33 | #4,244 | 64 | #2,171 |
| 2017 | 35 | #4,152 | 47 | #2,636 |
| 2016 | 22 | #5,814 | 51 | #2,480 |
Every recorded year (138)
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 32 | #4,417 | 61 | #2,213 |
| 2014 | 24 | #5,486 | 63 | #2,153 |
| 2013 | 28 | #4,912 | 46 | #2,595 |
| 2012 | 18 | #6,901 | 90 | #1,686 |
| 2011 | 29 | #4,817 | 56 | #2,286 |
| 2010 | 20 | #6,407 | 37 | #3,078 |
| 2009 | 16 | #7,717 | 21 | #4,589 |
| 2008 | 14 | #8,575 | 20 | #4,720 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,579 | 11 | #7,129 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,981 | 12 | #6,483 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,210 | 16 | #5,047 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,304 | 10 | #7,004 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,570 | 10 | #6,758 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,869 | 19 | #4,188 |
| 2001 | under 5 | 9 | #6,962 | |
| 2000 | 15 | #6,834 | 11 | #5,942 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,560 | 12 | #5,332 |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,591 | 9 | #6,352 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,086 | 8 | #6,646 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,676 | 10 | #5,548 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,611 | 14 | #4,293 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,655 | 24 | #2,948 |
| 1993 | under 5 | 42 | #1,933 | |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,461 | 19 | #3,337 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,319 | 15 | #3,819 |
| 1990 | under 5 | 27 | #2,488 | |
| 1989 | under 5 | 29 | #2,290 | |
| 1988 | 9 | #7,740 | 22 | #2,602 |
| 1987 | 8 | #8,043 | 11 | #3,980 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,591 | 11 | #3,891 |
| 1985 | 7 | #8,399 | 8 | #4,722 |
| 1984 | 15 | #4,749 | 11 | #3,717 |
| 1983 | 30 | #2,857 | 13 | #3,239 |
| 1982 | 27 | #3,183 | 11 | #3,701 |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,530 | 10 | #3,873 |
| 1980 | under 5 | 8 | #4,522 | |
| 1979 | under 5 | 11 | #3,577 | |
| 1978 | under 5 | 6 | #5,102 | |
| 1977 | under 5 | 11 | #3,401 | |
| 1976 | under 5 | 11 | #3,274 | |
| 1975 | under 5 | 10 | #3,442 | |
| 1974 | under 5 | 11 | #3,137 | |
| 1973 | under 5 | 7 | #4,080 | |
| 1972 | under 5 | 7 | #3,985 | |
| 1971 | under 5 | 10 | #3,157 | |
| 1970 | under 5 | 8 | #3,536 | |
| 1969 | under 5 | 12 | #2,557 | |
| 1968 | under 5 | 9 | #2,918 | |
| 1967 | under 5 | 12 | #2,357 | |
| 1966 | under 5 | 13 | #2,219 | |
| 1965 | under 5 | 17 | #1,918 | |
| 1964 | under 5 | 10 | #2,672 | |
| 1963 | under 5 | 16 | #2,044 | |
| 1962 | under 5 | 14 | #2,192 | |
| 1961 | under 5 | 18 | #1,953 | |
| 1960 | under 5 | 15 | #2,121 | |
| 1959 | under 5 | 19 | #1,866 | |
| 1958 | under 5 | 21 | #1,726 | |
| 1957 | under 5 | 17 | #1,953 | |
| 1956 | under 5 | 26 | #1,531 | |
| 1955 | under 5 | 21 | #1,683 | |
| 1954 | under 5 | 21 | #1,667 | |
| 1953 | under 5 | 13 | #2,192 | |
| 1952 | under 5 | 21 | #1,665 | |
| 1951 | under 5 | 33 | #1,278 | |
| 1950 | under 5 | 25 | #1,465 | |
| 1949 | under 5 | 19 | #1,705 | |
| 1948 | under 5 | 31 | #1,295 | |
| 1947 | under 5 | 29 | #1,363 | |
| 1946 | under 5 | 38 | #1,126 | |
| 1945 | under 5 | 30 | #1,205 | |
| 1944 | under 5 | 37 | #1,085 | |
| 1943 | under 5 | 32 | #1,217 | |
| 1942 | under 5 | 39 | #1,093 | |
| 1941 | under 5 | 28 | #1,254 | |
| 1940 | under 5 | 37 | #1,068 | |
| 1939 | under 5 | 29 | #1,221 | |
| 1938 | under 5 | 28 | #1,249 | |
| 1937 | under 5 | 48 | #897 | |
| 1936 | under 5 | 44 | #925 | |
| 1935 | 5 | #4,245 | 37 | #1,058 |
| 1934 | under 5 | 43 | #970 | |
| 1933 | 8 | #3,122 | 42 | #981 |
| 1932 | under 5 | 46 | #965 | |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,880 | 37 | #1,112 |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,363 | 37 | #1,153 |
| 1929 | 10 | #2,930 | 53 | #923 |
| 1928 | 8 | #3,449 | 46 | #1,020 |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,846 | 57 | #898 |
| 1926 | 6 | #4,334 | 60 | #856 |
| 1925 | 6 | #4,462 | 50 | #957 |
| 1924 | 8 | #3,673 | 40 | #1,136 |
| 1923 | under 5 | 59 | #882 | |
| 1922 | 11 | #2,967 | 63 | #864 |
| 1921 | 6 | #4,491 | 48 | #1,013 |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,631 | 44 | #1,047 |
| 1919 | under 5 | 42 | #1,048 | |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,899 | 47 | #975 |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,741 | 46 | #946 |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,465 | 42 | #984 |
| 1915 | under 5 | 54 | #832 | |
| 1914 | under 5 | 30 | #1,021 | |
| 1913 | under 5 | 22 | #1,076 | |
| 1912 | under 5 | 21 | #1,001 | |
| 1911 | 6 | #2,214 | 7 | #1,394 |
| 1910 | under 5 | 7 | #1,320 | |
| 1908 | under 5 | 12 | #781 | |
| 1907 | under 5 | 6 | #1,201 | |
| 1906 | under 5 | 7 | #1,009 | |
| 1905 | under 5 | 8 | #924 | |
| 1904 | under 5 | 9 | #814 | |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,809 | 9 | #785 |
| 1902 | under 5 | 5 | #1,150 | |
| 1901 | under 5 | 6 | #951 | |
| 1900 | under 5 | 8 | #973 | |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,619 | 7 | #860 |
| 1898 | under 5 | 5 | #1,126 | |
| 1897 | under 5 | 10 | #685 | |
| 1896 | under 5 | 9 | #779 | |
| 1895 | under 5 | 7 | #876 | |
| 1894 | under 5 | 8 | #789 | |
| 1893 | under 5 | 7 | #840 | |
| 1892 | under 5 | 9 | #751 | |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,345 | 6 | #891 |
| 1887 | under 5 | 6 | #825 | |
| 1886 | under 5 | 5 | #974 | |
| 1885 | under 5 | 9 | #646 | |
| 1884 | 6 | #935 | under 5 |
Ranks: girls’ names and boys’ names ranked separately in each year’s SSA file; “under 5” is a year SSA did not list the name for that sex.
Is Arley a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Of the 4,546 Americans recorded as Arley, 20% are girls and 80% boys.
Years with fewer than 20 babies given the name are left blank.
Girls and boys named Arley: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Arley, and how old are they?
2,740 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 60% of the 4,546 Americans ever recorded as Arley. The median Arley alive today is 15 years old; half are between 7 and 39.
The 2020 Census counted 2,414 people named Arley (645 women and girls, 1,769 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 2,309 born in the U.S. The Census count is 5% above that prediction.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 128 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 258 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 143 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 398 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 553 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 1,260 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Arley born?
The states with the most babies named Arley are California, Texas and Arizona, with 87% of its births recorded by state in 2025; Arizona is not among the ten states with the most births.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank, boys | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 23 | #959 | 1.3× |
| Texas | 13 | #1,419 | 0.4× |
| Arizona | 12 | #561 | 1.1× |
| Florida | 7 | #1,488 | 0.1× |
Where Arley is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Arley is most over-represented in West Virginia: since 1910 it was given 2.5 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among boys’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Arley with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 3 names spelled alike, given to 38,978 babies since 1880, Arley is the third most given (12% of them). In 2025 it was given to 126 of their 2,717 babies (4.6%), the second most given that year.
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Arley
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Arley and names like it
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- The names of Generation AlphaMost people named Arley alive today were born 2013-2025.
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