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Arlo name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Arlo ranks #148 in male records (2,443 reported) and #2,488 in female records (71 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Arlo becoming more popular?

Arlo's reported male count decreased by 47 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #146 to #148. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

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Arlo has four letters and ends in o, giving you a direct comparison with Milo and Leo. Look at the recent US figures if relative frequency is part of your decision. Try Arlo in ordinary sentences with the family name. If your family name also ends in o, decide whether you enjoy the repeated ending before assuming that it is a problem.

Arlo in US records, 1996–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for ArloFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.2,4900199620252008: 5 female records2010: 6 female records2011: 13 female records2012: 9 female records2013: 14 female records2014: 20 female records2015: 32 female records2016: 56 female records2017: 40 female records2018: 68 female records2019: 75 female records2020: 89 female records2021: 97 female records2022: 95 female records2023: 99 female records2024: 84 female records2025: 71 female records1996: 21 male records1997: 16 male records1998: 30 male records1999: 26 male records2000: 37 male records2001: 33 male records2002: 41 male records2003: 36 male records2004: 58 male records2005: 64 male records2006: 73 male records2007: 95 male records2008: 101 male records2009: 157 male records2010: 184 male records2011: 220 male records2012: 274 male records2013: 354 male records2014: 518 male records2015: 579 male records2016: 977 male records2017: 1,092 male records2018: 1,268 male records2019: 1,323 male records2020: 1,701 male records2021: 1,990 male records2022: 2,220 male records2023: 2,307 male records2024: 2,490 male records2025: 2,443 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
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SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025712,4882,443148
2024842,2352,490146
2023991,9862,307158
2022952,0362,220169
2021971,9931,990190
2020892,0661,701220
2019752,3811,323271
2018682,5661,268277
2017403,7801,092316
2016562,974977349
2015324,419579501
2014206,232518537
2013148,181354681
2012911,379274811
2011138,680220915
2010615,1801841,048
2009——1571,156
2008517,8391011,572
2007——951,623
2006——731,857
2005——641,968
2004——582,051
2003——362,735
2002——412,430
2001——332,806
2000——372,530
1999——263,110
1998——302,714
1997——164,073
1996——213,300

Questions about Arlo’s popularity

How common is Arlo in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Arlo ranks #148 in male records (2,443 reported) and #2,488 in female records (71 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Arlo?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Arlo only.

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