Arlyle — girls' name
44 babies named Arlyle in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
44 girls have been named Arlyle since 1919, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1928.
- 44
- total births
- 1919–1928
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 89%
- born in that decade
89% of everyone ever named Arlyle was born in this single decade.
9 babies were named Arlyle in 1923 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Arlyle
The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Arlyle between 1919 and 1928, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arlyle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1928. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 9 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Arlyle performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Arlyle shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Wisconsin, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Arlyle in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Arlyle 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 44 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.
Arlyle at a glance
Last recorded 1928Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Arlyle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1919
- Peak year (1923)
- 9
- Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1928.
44 total births across 10 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1923 with 9 births in a single year.
Arlyle by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 39 births that decade — 89% of Arlyle's all-time total
Arlyle decade highlights
- Peak decade 39 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Arlyle's strongest decade
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 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.
Top 5 states
- Wisconsin 38.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Wisconsin accounts for 38.6% of all recorded births nationwide — a strong regional concentration for this name.
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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, 1919–1928 (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.