Arles
Arles is a coastal city and commune in southern France, a subprefecture in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the former province of Provence.
Meaning & Origin of Arles
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Arles is a coastal city and commune in southern France, a subprefecture in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the former province of Provence.
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The Story of Arles
The earliest SSA record of Arles as a baby boy name dates back to 1908, when 5 babies received it. 2012 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Arles — #7,049 in the national rankings. About 28% of every Arles on record arrived during the 1930s, its defining decade. Arles last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 210 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
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Notable people named Arles
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Nicolas Reyes, Gipsy Kings musician.
- Nicholas Breakspear , the English born pope was educated in the town.
- Jacques-Marie d'Amboise (1538-1611), French hellenist
- Gerson ben Solomon Catalan , 13th century Hebrew encyclopedist and scientist
- Kalonymus ben Kalonymus (1286-1328), Jewish scholar and philosopher, Arles born, active during the Middle Ages.
- Ismaël Bennacer (1997-), footballer
- Jenny Berthelius (1923-2019), Swedish crime novelist and children's writer, lived in Arles
- Saint Caesarius of Arles , bishop who lived from the late 5th to the mid 6th century, known for prophecy and writings that would later be used by theologians such as St. Thomas Aquinas
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Names that sound like Arles
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About the name Arles
Arles is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1908 and has accumulated 210 births in the dataset. Arles's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #7,049. Use the chart and map above to compare Arles's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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