Arlo
Girl name · #2492 in 2025 · Very rare
Arlo is currently the #2492 girl name in the United States — 71 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #4403, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 25,352 girls born in 2025 was named Arlo.
The 96-year story
Arlo first appears in the Social Security records in 1929, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 99 babies and a rank of #1984. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Arlo per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Arlo in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Arlo is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Arlo will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Arlo is most common
State-level data for Arlo is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Arlo
Statistically, parents drawn to Arlo tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Harlo, Lilo, Aiyla, Amila, and Aela.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Arlo | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 71 | #2485 |
| 2024 | 84 | #2231 |
| 2023 | 99 | #1984 |
| 2022 | 95 | #2034 |
| 2021 | 97 | #1991 |
| 2020 | 89 | #2065 |
| 2019 | 75 | #2376 |
| 2018 | 68 | #2557 |
| 2017 | 40 | #3769 |
| 2016 | 56 | #2966 |
| 2015 | 32 | #4403 |
| 2014 | 20 | #6207 |
| 2013 | 14 | #8135 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11257 |
| 2011 | 13 | #8614 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14959 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17504 |
| 1934 | 5 | #4286 |
| 1932 | 7 | #3568 |
| 1929 | 5 | #4570 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Arlo a popular girl name?
Arlo ranked #2492 among girls in 2025 with 71 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4403.
When was the name Arlo most popular?
Arlo peaked in 2023, when 99 American girls received the name (ranked #1984 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Arlo?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 25,352 newborn American girls was named Arlo. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.