Is Arlo a boy or girl name?
Arlo is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 83 girls and 2,481 boys were named Arlo, so 3.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 3.6% of the 22,607 US babies named Arlo were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #146
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,244
- Babies named Arlo since 1899
- 22,607
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 2,564 babies
Boys and girls named Arlo, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 35 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 477 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 726 | 5 | 0.7% |
| 1930s | 688 | 12 | 1.7% |
| 1940s | 422 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 282 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 134 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 376 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 254 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 211 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 695 | 5 | 0.7% |
| 2010s | 6,788 | 333 | 4.7% |
| 2020s | 10,696 | 463 | 4.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,481 | #146 | 83 | #2,244 |
| 2023 | 2,305 | #158 | 99 | #1,983 |
| 2022 | 2,220 | #169 | 95 | #2,035 |
| 2021 | 1,990 | #190 | 97 | #1,993 |
| 2020 | 1,700 | #220 | 89 | #2,066 |
| 2019 | 1,323 | #271 | 75 | #2,380 |
| 2018 | 1,267 | #277 | 68 | #2,565 |
| 2017 | 1,092 | #316 | 40 | #3,779 |
| 2016 | 977 | #349 | 56 | #2,974 |
| 2015 | 579 | #501 | 32 | #4,419 |
| 2014 | 518 | #537 | 20 | #6,231 |
| 2013 | 354 | #681 | 14 | #8,181 |
| 2012 | 274 | #811 | 9 | #11,377 |
| 2011 | 220 | #915 | 13 | #8,678 |
| 2010 | 184 | #1,048 | 6 | #15,179 |
| 2009 | 157 | #1,156 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 101 | #1,572 | 5 | #17,837 |
| 2007 | 95 | #1,623 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 73 | #1,857 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 64 | #1,968 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 58 | #2,051 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 36 | #2,734 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 41 | #2,430 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 33 | #2,806 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 37 | #2,530 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 26 | #3,110 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 30 | #2,714 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 16 | #4,073 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 21 | #3,300 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 20 | #3,309 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 18 | #3,602 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 19 | #3,373 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,341 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 20 | #3,112 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 28 | #2,436 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 26 | #2,475 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 25 | #2,373 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 25 | #2,276 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 29 | #2,012 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 22 | #2,363 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 18 | #2,617 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 28 | #1,907 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 18 | #2,600 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 28 | #1,949 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 35 | #1,658 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 18 | #2,579 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 37 | #1,540 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 40 | #1,450 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 36 | #1,506 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 38 | #1,431 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 29 | #1,661 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 49 | #1,176 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 46 | #1,211 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 50 | #1,158 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 33 | #1,463 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 17 | #2,049 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,385 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 8 | #3,003 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 13 | #2,223 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 9 | #2,790 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 13 | #2,315 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 12 | #2,422 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 22 | #1,713 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 15 | #2,148 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 18 | #1,912 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 25 | #1,590 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 28 | #1,485 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 30 | #1,436 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 21 | #1,724 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 22 | #1,649 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 29 | #1,410 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 21 | #1,677 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 34 | #1,268 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 37 | #1,196 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 35 | #1,221 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 25 | #1,463 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 43 | #1,081 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 34 | #1,255 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 30 | #1,279 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 36 | #1,081 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 43 | #991 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 49 | #955 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 45 | #991 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 68 | #751 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 49 | #904 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 61 | #776 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 70 | #730 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 66 | #751 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 64 | #756 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 74 | #702 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 66 | #751 | 5 | #4,322 |
| 1933 | 74 | #695 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 77 | #703 | 7 | #3,589 |
| 1931 | 75 | #697 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 61 | #832 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 83 | #676 | 5 | #4,605 |
| 1928 | 78 | #722 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 65 | #828 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 63 | #831 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 68 | #802 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 67 | #823 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 86 | #698 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 76 | #759 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 58 | #920 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 82 | #718 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 66 | #799 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 81 | #700 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 69 | #750 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 66 | #750 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 76 | #667 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 45 | #789 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 30 | #899 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 26 | #877 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,756 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 13 | #865 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 8 | #1,085 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,224 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,100 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,243 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 9 | #906 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,058 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Arlo reached #146 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #1,983 in 2023. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Arlo
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.