Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Arley

Gender Unisex · 20% girls Rank 2025 #1,755 Trend ↑ Rising 18%
Rank 2025
#1,755
among boys · ↑303 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
126
named Arley · +19% vs 2024
How common
1 in 18,566
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
126 babies
All-time total
4,546
#2,239 all-time among boys
First recorded
1884
in Social Security records

Arley popularity over time

4,546 babies have been named Arley since 1884, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 6 20 26 3 – #646
1890s 10 68 78 8 +200% #685
1900s 5 70 75 8 -4% #781
1910s 25 318 343 34 +357% #832
1920s 68 520 588 59 +71% #856
1930s 27 391 418 42 -29% #897
1940s – 320 320 32 -23% #1,068
1950s – 217 217 22 -32% #1,279
1960s – 136 136 14 -37% #1,919
1970s – 92 92 9 -32% #3,139
1980s 108 134 242 24 +163% #2,296
1990s 55 180 235 24 -3% #1,938
2000s 118 139 257 26 +9% #4,194
2010s 272 603 875 88 +240% #1,687
2020s (to 2025) 204 440 644 107 +23% #1,755

Where Arley is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 95 0.06 outside top 500
2027 97 0.06 outside top 500
2028 100 0.06 outside top 500
2029 102 0.06 outside top 500
2030 103 0.06 outside top 500

Where Arley is most popular

Boys named Arley per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.043 per 1,000. Strongest in Arizona, California, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Arley born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Arizona 29 0.177 +312%
California 115 0.126 +192%
Texas 55 0.062 +45%
Washington 6 0.037 -15%
Florida 12 0.025 -41%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Arley

Arley is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #1,755 in 2025 with 92 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1884, 4,546 American babies have been named Arley, about 80% boys and 20% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 126 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Arley stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Arley?

The median living Arley is about 14 years old; half are between 6 and 41. An estimated 2,800 people named Arley are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Arley year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 34 #4,183 92 #1,755
2024 33 #4,304 73 #2,058
2023 32 #4,374 83 #1,896
2022 35 #4,122 68 #2,150
2021 36 #4,028 56 #2,413
2020 34 #4,091 68 #2,070
2019 31 #4,448 88 #1,763
2018 33 #4,245 64 #2,172
2017 35 #4,153 47 #2,637
2016 22 #5,816 51 #2,480
2015 32 #4,418 61 #2,213
2014 24 #5,488 63 #2,155
2013 28 #4,914 46 #2,597
2012 18 #6,905 90 #1,687
2011 29 #4,818 56 #2,287
2010 20 #6,409 37 #3,079
2009 16 #7,720 21 #4,591
2008 14 #8,579 20 #4,724
2007 14 #8,583 11 #7,133
2006 11 #9,985 12 #6,488
2005 10 #10,215 16 #5,052
2004 13 #8,309 10 #7,010
2003 12 #8,575 10 #6,765
2002 13 #7,875 19 #4,194
2001 – – 9 #6,969
2000 15 #6,841 11 #5,950
1995 7 #10,616 14 #4,299
1990 – – 27 #2,493
1985 7 #8,402 8 #4,727
1980 – – 8 #4,524
1975 – – 10 #3,444
1970 – – 8 #3,538
1965 – – 17 #1,919
1960 – – 15 #2,122
1955 – – 21 #1,684
1950 – – 25 #1,466
1945 – – 30 #1,206
1940 – – 37 #1,068
1935 5 #4,247 37 #1,058
1930 8 #3,365 37 #1,153
1925 6 #4,463 50 #957
1920 8 #3,633 44 #1,047
1915 – – 54 #832
1910 – – 7 #1,321
1905 – – 8 #925
1900 – – 8 #974
1895 – – 7 #877
1890 5 #1,346 6 #891
1885 – – 9 #646
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Arley

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Arley Dinas Colombian footballer (born 1974) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Arley, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Arley?

The median living Arley is about 14 years old. Half of all living Arleys are between 6 and 41 years old.

How many people named Arley are alive today?

An estimated 2,800 people named Arley are alive in the United States, based on 4,546 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Arley in 2025?

Arley ranked #1,755 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 92 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Arley?

4,546 babies have been named Arley in the United States since 1884, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Arley most popular?

Arley peaked in 2025, when 126 newborns received the name.

Is Arley a boy or girl name?

Arley is used for both: about 20% of babies named Arley have been girls and 80% boys.

Is the name Arley rising or falling?

Arley is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Arley become more popular?

Arley is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 103 boys named Arley in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Arley?

Well-known people named Arley include Arley Dinas (soccer player).

Names like Arley

Names that sound and feel close to Arley: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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