Total births
141
Girls' name · since 1999
Arli
Arli has 141 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9279
- among girls today
- 141
- born since 1999
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 48%
- more common than other girls
Arli currently ranks #9279 among girls' names in America, with 141 babies recorded since 1999.
Social Security Administration records show Arli recorded 141 times among girls since 1999, holding rank #9279 nationally today, ahead of 48% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #9279 among girls today
- 141 born since 1999
- 2020s peak decade
- 48% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Arli is currently the #9279 girls' name in America, more common than 48% of girls - 141 born since 1999, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9279
- among girls today
- 141
- born since 1999
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 48%
- more common than other girls
Arli vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#9279
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 48% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
35% of everyone ever named Arli was born in this single decade.
2003
Single peak year
17 babies were named Arli in 2003 - its busiest year on record.
How Arli compares
141 30th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Arli's all-time total is 63% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arli | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 141 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 48 | 19,840 |
Arli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Arli splits its recorded history at 2017: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Arli at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2003
Current rank
#9,279
Active since
1999
Arli popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Arli by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Arli's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Arli births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
46 births
- 2010s
2010s
38 births
- 2020s
2020s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 50 births (35% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Arli? ▼
Arli has been given to 141 babies in the U.S. since 1999, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #9279 as of the latest data. 17 babies were born in 2003, its single highest year.
When was Arli most popular? ▼
Arli was most popular in the 2020s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Arli been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Arli since 1999 -- 27 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Arli? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arlene, Arline, Arleen, Arlette, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Arli
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1999–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Arli: #9279 Girls' Name - 141 Births, Peak 2003." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/arli. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Arli 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 June 2026.