Girls' name · since 1917
Arlys
Arlys has 1,103 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1933 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,007 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,103
- born since 1917
- 1930s
- peak decade
Arlys is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,103 have been recorded since 1917.
Social Security Administration records show Arlys recorded 1,103 times among girls since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1965.
- #7,007 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,103 born since 1917
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arlys ranks #7,007 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,103 born since 1917, peaking in the 1930s.
- #7,007 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,103
- born since 1917
- 1930s
- peak decade
Arlys's 1,103 recorded births place it above 90.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Minnesota.
Arlys's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Arlys's full recorded timeline at 1941, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1959, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1933 peak of 44 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Arlys popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1965
- Peak year (1933)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Arlys by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (384 births, 35% of the file).
1930s was Arlys's strongest decade.
384 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Arlys births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 21
1910s
21 births
- 1920s
1920s
191 births
- 1930s
1930s
384 births
- 1940s
1940s
301 births
- 1950s
1950s
174 births
- 1960s 32
1960s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 384 births (35% of all-time use).
How Arlys compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Arlys's total volume
Arlys by state
Where Arlys concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 325 | 29.5% |
| #2 | North Dakota | | 98 | 8.9% |
| #3 | South Dakota | | 79 | 7.2% |
| #4 | Iowa | | 71 | 6.4% |
| #5 | Wisconsin | | 17 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Nebraska | | 5 | 0.5% |
325 of 1,103 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Arlys's data
- Arlys's decade-level peak was the 1930s (384 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Minnesota records the most Arlyss (325 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Arlys: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1933)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1917–1965 (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 Arlys 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.