How many Arlows are there in the world?

No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 300 people named Arlow are estimated to be alive in the US today.

How popular is the name Arlow in 2025?

Arlow ranks #3128 among US boy names in 2025, with 38 babies given the name.

How rare is the name Arlow?

About 1 in every 44,949 US boys born in 2025 was named Arlow — 38 in all.

Will my child share the name Arlow with classmates?

Arlow will almost certainly be the only one in school.

Arlow

Masculine

Arlow is given to both — 366 boys and 97 girls since 1880. See other names given to both

#3128 in the U.S.given to only a few children a year

rare38 boys in 2025

Arlow entered the US charts in 1914, peaked at #2459 in 1920, ranks #3128 in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.

How old is the name Arlow?

Arlow first appears in US birth records in 1914 — 111 years ago. The typical Arlow is a kid of about 6 — this name's wave is very recent. About 300 people named Arlow are estimated to be alive in the US today.

When was the name Arlow most popular?

Arlow peaked in 1920, reaching #2459 nationally. Today it ranks #3128, 669 places below that high. See the whole 1920 chart.

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What the data says

146 years of official birth records

The long climb, and where it stands now

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded: 1914
Most boys named: 202242 — the highest on record
Peak rank: #2459reached in 1920
Change vs 2024: +5.6%38 in 2025, from 36

Arlow sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 2022, with 42 boys. Today it is given to few enough children that it does not enter the ranked charts at all.

Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.

Arlow in other languages

Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Iowa, Florida.

Arlows among us

300

people named Arlow are estimated to be alive in the US today

About 1 boy in 44,949 born in 2025 was named Arlow

Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method

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What happens to a name after it peaks

Fashion outlook

Arlow sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.

40%chance Arlow will feel “very 2020s” by 2040

Ages quietlysteadyDates fast

A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored

Where Arlow is headed

Arlow looks set to keep climbing gently, with roughly 45% more babies a year by 2030 if the current curve holds. Its history is short or jumpy, though, so read this as a sketch rather than a promise.

Rising+45% by 2030projected around #2,562 in 2030

Low confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.

A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.

Arlow beside its neighbors

The names ranked closest to Arlow in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.

Arlowthis name38#3128Hamilton38#3128Juanpablo38#3128Courtney38#3128Baxter38#3128

US boys given each name in 2025.

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How many Arlows are there in the world?: No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 300 people named Arlow are estimated to be alive in the US today.
How popular is the name Arlow in 2025?: Arlow ranks #3128 among US boy names in 2025, with 38 babies given the name.
How rare is the name Arlow?: About 1 in every 44,949 US boys born in 2025 was named Arlow — 38 in all.
Will my child share the name Arlow with classmates?: Arlow will almost certainly be the only one in school.

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Hamilton^#3128 · Juanpablo^#3128 · Courtney^#3128 · Baxter^#3128 · Javen^#3128 · Hal^#3128 · Dawud^#3128 · Tavion^#3128

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