Girls' name · since 1919
Arlyle
Arlyle has 44 recorded births since 1919 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1923 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #36,356 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 44
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
44 girls have been named Arlyle since 1919, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arlyle has been recorded 44 times among girls since 1919, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1928.
- #36,356 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 44 born since 1919
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arlyle ranks #36,356 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 44 born since 1919, peaking in the 1920s.
- #36,356 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 44
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
Arlyle's 44 recorded births place it above 49.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Wisconsin.
Arlyle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Arlyle's SSA record in two at 1923 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1919, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1923 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Arlyle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1928
- Peak year (1923)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Arlyle by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (39 births, 89% of the file).
1920s was Arlyle's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 89% of all-time use.
Arlyle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 39 births (89% of all-time use).
Arlyle by state
Where Arlyle concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Wisconsin | | 17 | 38.6% |
17 of 44 births nationwide.
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- Wisconsin records the most Arlyles (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Wisconsin 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 Arlyle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~9 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, 1919–1928 (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 Arlyle 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.