girls:
732 births since 1929
#4984 (13th percentile)
boys:
19.3k births since 1899
#833 (82nd percentile)
overall:
20k births since 1899
#1813 (77th percentile)
The name Arlo is the #1,813 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 20,020 recorded births since 1899. This represents the 76.6% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 76.6% of all names). For boys, it ranks #833 (81.8% percentile) for all time with 19,288 births since 1899. For girls, it ranks #4,984 (12.8% percentile) for all time with 732 births since 1929.
Arlo first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1899 (1899 for boys and 1929 for girls). Birth data for Arlo is available in 120 out of the 125 years between 1899 and 2023 (120 years for boys and 18 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Arlo has been given almost exclusively to boys, with 96.3% of all recorded births being male.
For boys, Arlo reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 83.1% percentile (ranked #155) with 1,254 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 1,254 births per million (ranked 83.1% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 1995, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Arlo is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #155 (83.1% percentile) with 1,254 births per million.
For girls, Arlo reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 9.8% percentile (ranked #854) with 56 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 56 births per million (ranked 9.8% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2010, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Arlo is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #854 (9.8% percentile) with 56 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Arlo".
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