Girls' name · since 1914
Arloa
Arloa has 300 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1938 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,889 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 300
- born since 1914
- 1930s
- peak decade
Arloa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 300 recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arloa has been recorded 300 times among girls since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1954.
- #15,889 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 300 born since 1914
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arloa ranks #15,889 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 300 born since 1914, peaking in the 1930s.
- #15,889 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 300
- born since 1914
- 1930s
- peak decade
Arloa's 300 recorded births place it above 77.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
Arloa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Arloa's full recorded timeline at 1934, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1938 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Arloa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1954
- Peak year (1938)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Arloa by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (90 births, 30% of the file).
1930s was Arloa's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Arloa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 31
1910s
31 births
- 1920s
1920s
73 births
- 1930s
1930s
90 births
- 1940s
1940s
80 births
- 1950s 26
1950s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 90 births (30% of all-time use).
Arloa by state
Where Arloa concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 41 | 13.7% |
41 of 300 births nationwide.
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What to do with Arloa's data
- Arloa's decade-level peak was the 1930s (90 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Arloas (41 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Arloa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1938)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1914–1954 (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 Arloa 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.