Arlie
Arlie is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Arlie F. Culp, Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly, USA Arlie Russell Hochschild, professor of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley Arlie Latham (1860–1952), American third baseman in Major League Baseball from 1880 to 1909 Arlie Mucks (1891–1967), American track and field athlete who competed in the…
- English
Meaning & Origin of Arlie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Arlie is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Arlie F. Culp, Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly, USA Arlie Russell Hochschild, professor of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley Arlie Latham (1860–1952), American third baseman in Major League Baseball from 1880 to 1909 Arlie Mucks (1891–1967), American track and field athlete who competed in the…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Arlie
As a girl name
Arlie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1883, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1921: 79 births, good for #828 nationwide. As of 2026, Arlie ranks #2,432 for girls with 74 births, rising sharply (+79% over the past five years). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Arlie as a boy name dates back to 1880, when 7 babies received it. 1921 was its biggest year on record, with 170 newborns named Arlie — #469 in the national rankings. About 22% of every Arlie on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Arlie ranks #5,021 for boys with 19 births, holding steady (+1%). All told, over 7K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Arlie
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About the name Arlie
Arlie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Arlie's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #368. Use the chart and map above to compare Arlie'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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