Arlus — boys' name
11 babies named Arlus in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
11 boys have been named Arlus since 1924, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1940.
- 11
- total births
- 1924–1940
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
55% of everyone ever named Arlus was born in this single decade.
6 babies were named Arlus in 1924 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Arlus
The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Arlus between 1924 and 1940, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arlus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1940. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Arlus performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Arlus shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Arlus 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 11 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.
Arlus at a glance
Last recorded 1940Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Arlus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1924
- Peak year (1924)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1940.
11 total births across 17 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1924 with 6 births in a single year.
Arlus by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 6 births that decade — 55% of Arlus's all-time total
Arlus decade highlights
- Peak decade 6 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Arlus's strongest decade
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 55% of all-time use.
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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, 1924–1940 (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.