Arlow
Arlow is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:Arlow Stout (1876–1957), American botanist Jacob Arlow (1912–2004), American teacher, scholar, and clinician Vyninka Arlow, Australian diver
Meaning & Origin of Arlow
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Arlow is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:Arlow Stout (1876–1957), American botanist Jacob Arlow (1912–2004), American teacher, scholar, and clinician Vyninka Arlow, Australian diver
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The Story of Arlow
As a girl name
Arlow first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2015, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 17 Arlows were born — ranking #6,703 that year. As of 2026, Arlow ranks #6,507 for girls with 17 births, rising sharply (+45% over the past five years). In total, more than 121 Arlows have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Arlow first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1914, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 43 Arlows were born — ranking #2,904 that year. As of 2026, Arlow ranks #2,904 for boys with 43 births, rising sharply (+116% over the past five years). In total, more than 411 Arlows have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Arlow
Arlow is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 411 births in the dataset. Arlow's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #2,459. Use the chart and map above to compare Arlow'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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