NameTides

Arlie

Arlie was the #2,778 girls' name in the US in 2025 (61 babies), and #1,512 in England & Wales and #3,478 in Canada.

Arlie as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Arlie 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.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesUSCanada
Arlie 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.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
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#2,778 (61)#1,512 (20)#632 (4)#3,478 (5)
2024#2,775 (61)#1,262 (26)#384 (8)#3,383 (5)
2023#2,466 (72)#1,575 (19)#630 (4)#2,366 (8)
2022#2,856 (59)#3,534 (6)#760 (3)#2,835 (6)
2021#4,014 (36)#2,499 (10)——
2020#3,915 (36)#3,117 (7)——
2019#4,072 (35)#4,686 (4)——
2018#3,559 (43)#3,985 (5)——
2017#3,996 (37)#4,063 (5)——
2016#4,990 (27)———
2015#4,853 (28)#5,730 (3)——
2014#4,768 (29)———
2013#5,486 (24)———
2012#6,872 (18)———
2011#5,358 (25)———

Arlie as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
Arlie as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, ScotlandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Arlie as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, ScotlandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland. 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 & WalesScotland
2025#5,608 (16)#763 (44)—
2024#5,067 (19)#586 (65)—
2023#5,075 (19)#754 (44)—
2022#8,300 (9)#901 (34)—
2021#4,936 (19)#907 (33)#720 (3)
2020#6,296 (13)#921 (31)—
2019#4,114 (25)#929 (31)—
2018#5,770 (15)#897 (33)—
2017#6,685 (12)#968 (31)—
2016#7,157 (11)#1,187 (23)—
2015#10,644 (6)#2,150 (10)—
2014#5,252 (17)#1,560 (15)—
2013#12,136 (5)#1,796 (12)—
2012#8,158 (9)#1,756 (13)—
2011#8,079 (9)#3,300 (5)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1887 at #608.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1883.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.
  • In 2025, 79% of US babies named Arlie were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 26,000 baby girls 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
USGirls2025about 1 in 26,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 13,000rare
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 4,500uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 30,000rare
USBoys2025about 1 in 110,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 6,200uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Arlie is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 20,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 13,000 to 1 in 32,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Arlie 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: #1,210MINew 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: #3,095CAUtah: 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: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew 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: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Arlie (girls) 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
ArlieCanadaGirls#3,4785
ArlieEngland & WalesGirls#1,51220
ArlieEngland & WalesBoys#76344
ArlieNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
ArlieScotlandGirls#6324
ArlieScotlandBoys—too few
ArlieUSGirls#2,77861
ArlieUSBoys#5,60816