Unisex name · since 1914
Arlow
366 babies named Arlow in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,513 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,140 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 366
- born since 1914
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Arlow is the #3140 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 366 recorded since 1914.
Arlow has 366 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3140 as of the latest data, more common than 77% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #9,513 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,140 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 366 born since 1914
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arlow ranks #9,513 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,140 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 366 born since 1914, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9,513 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,140 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 366
- born since 1914
- 2020s
- peak decade
Arlow's 366 recorded births place it above 79.06% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Arlow compares
366 49th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Arlow's all-time total is 1% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arlow | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 366 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 34 | 22,252 |
Arlow's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Arlow's SSA record in two at 1936 and the more recent half accounts for 76% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 24%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 42, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Arlow popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Arlow popularity over time - girls
97 total births recorded since 2015 (Arlow as girls' name)
Arlow by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (182 births, 50% of the file).
2020s was Arlow's strongest decade.
182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Arlow births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 24
1910s
24 births
- 1920s 47
1920s
47 births
- 1930s 23
1930s
23 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
85 births
- 2020s
2020s
182 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 182 births (50% of all-time use).
Arlow by state
Where Arlow concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 3.3% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Iowa | | 5 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 1.4% |
12 of 366 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Arlow's data
- California records the most Arlows (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Arlow: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Arlow 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.