Recorded 1914–1954 Girls' name Peak 1938 300 births

Arloa — girls' name

300 babies named Arloa in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1938. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s311920s731930s901940s801950s26
1930s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Arloa was born in this single decade.

1938
Single peak year

19 babies were named Arloa in 1938 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arloa

The Social Security Administration has registered 300 babies named Arloa between 1914 and 1954, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arloa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1954. The name reached its historical peak in 1938, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arloa performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Arloa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 41 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Arloa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arloa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 300 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Arloa at a glance

Last recorded 1954

Total births

300

Since 1914

41 years of records

Peak year

1938

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1954

Active since

1914

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1954

Arloa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1914

Last recorded 1954
Peak year (1938)
19
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
05101520 195419471942193719321927192219171914 5

Arloa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
90 births that decade — 30% of Arloa's all-time total
1910s311920s731930s901940s801950s26

Arloa by state

Where Arloa concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Arloa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
41 13.7%
Michigan share of Arloa's total US births 13.7%

41 of 300 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arloa?
300 babies have been named Arloa since 1914. It was last recorded in 1954. The peak year was 1938 with 19 births.
When was Arloa most popular?
Arloa was most popular in the 1930s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 1938.
Where is Arloa most popular?
The top states for the name Arloa are Michigan (41 births).
How long has the name Arloa been used?
Arloa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 41 years of data through 1954.
What names are similar to Arloa?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–1954 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.