Arless
Arles or Arless is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It lies 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) northwest of Ballickmoyler and 10 km (6 mi) northwest of Carlow, on the N80 national secondary road.
Meaning & Origin of Arless
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Arles or Arless is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It lies 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) northwest of Ballickmoyler and 10 km (6 mi) northwest of Carlow, on the N80 national secondary road.
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The Story of Arless
As a girl name
Arless first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1937, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1937, when 5 Arlesss were born — ranking #4,255 that year. As of 2026, Arless ranks #4,255 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Arlesss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Arless first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1917, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 9 Arlesss were born — ranking #2,966 that year. As of 2026, Arless ranks #3,534 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 65 Arlesss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Arless
Arless is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 65 births in the dataset. Arless's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #2,966. Use the chart and map above to compare Arless'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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