NameTides

Arley

Arley was the #1,753 boys' name in the US in 2025 (92 babies), and #462 in England & Wales.

Arley as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Arley as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesScotlandUS
Arley as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#1,753 (92)#462 (84)#560 (5)—
2024#2,057 (73)#560 (68)#535 (5)—
2023#1,896 (83)#439 (90)#482 (6)—
2022#2,150 (68)#771 (42)——
2021#2,410 (56)#719 (48)——
2020#2,069 (68)#1,192 (22)—#2,746 (5)
2019#1,762 (88)#1,113 (24)—#2,756 (5)
2018#2,167 (64)#919 (32)——
2017#2,637 (47)#848 (37)——
2016#2,477 (51)#1,157 (24)——
2015#2,212 (61)#1,586 (15)——
2014#2,154 (63)#1,178 (22)——
2013#2,594 (46)#1,183 (21)——
2012#1,687 (90)#1,119 (24)——
2011#2,284 (56)#1,688 (13)——

Arley as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Arley as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Arley as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#4,172 (34)#3,333 (7)——
2024#4,294 (33)#4,193 (5)#790 (3)#2,259 (9)
2023#4,363 (32)#2,689 (9)#630 (4)—
2022#4,108 (35)#4,646 (4)——
2021#4,014 (36)#3,961 (5)——
2020#4,078 (34)#5,493 (3)——
2019#4,437 (31)———
2018#4,237 (33)——#2,344 (8)
2017#4,147 (35)———
2016#5,796 (22)———
2015#4,403 (32)———
2014#5,456 (24)———
2013#4,887 (28)———
2012#6,872 (18)———
2011#4,807 (29)———

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1897 at #681.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1885.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.
  • In 2025, 27% of US babies named Arley were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 19,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 19,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 3,200uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 3,900uncommon
USGirls2025about 1 in 48,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 36,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Arley is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 17,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 13,000 to 1 in 21,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Arley by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #957CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #559AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,415TXFlorida: #1,478FL
Arley (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ArleyCanadaGirls—too few
ArleyCanadaBoys—too few
ArleyEngland & WalesGirls#3,3337
ArleyEngland & WalesBoys#46284
ArleyNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
ArleyScotlandGirls—too few
ArleyScotlandBoys#5605
ArleyUSGirls#4,17234
ArleyUSBoys#1,75392