Arlos — boys' name

What the Data Says About Arlos

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Arlos between 1915 and 1930, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arlos currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1930. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arlos performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Arlos shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kansas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Arlos in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arlos 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 37 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.