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
Arles first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1908, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 11 Arless were born — ranking #7,049 that year. As of 2026, Arles ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 210 Arless have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Arles
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- 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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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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