Arlow Boy & girl

How popular is Arlow?

#3,127 boy name in 2025

38 baby boys were named Arlow in the US in 2025, making it the 3127th most popular boy name. Another 9 girls got the name (#10,104 for girls).

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369living people named Arlow (est.)
4median age of people named Arlow
463babies named Arlow since 1880
1 in 70,539US babies born in 2025

Arlow popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#3,127 for boys (▲ 143 from 2024)
Babies in 202538 boys, 9 girls
10-year trendNew in the last 10 years
Earlier ranks#5,447 in 2020
Peak year2022 (42 boys)
Highest rank#2,458 in 1920
First recorded1914
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)73% boys, 27% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Arlow is most popular

Babies named Arlow per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Iowa: 0.1 per 1,000 (5 boys)
  2. California: 0.0 per 1,000 (12 boys)
  3. Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
  4. Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)

Arlow by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1910s24#2,914
1920s47#2,458
1930s23#2,853
1940s5#3,559
2010s85#4,350
2020s182#2,960

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Questions

Is Arlow a boy or girl name?
Arlow is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 73% of babies named Arlow were boys and 27% were girls.
How popular is the name Arlow?
38 baby boys were named Arlow in the US in 2025, making it the 3127th most popular boy name. Another 9 girls got the name (#10,104 for girls).
When was Arlow most popular?
Arlow peaked in 2022, when 42 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,458 in 1920.
How many people are named Arlow?
463 babies have been named Arlow in the US since 1880. We estimate about 369 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 4.
Where is Arlow most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Arlow was most common in Iowa, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.