Arlie

Q: Where does Arlie come from?

Arlie is a name of English origin, probably a spelling of Arley.

Gender: Unisex
Say it: AR-lee
Origin: English
UK rank, 2025: #820 for boys
US rank, 2025: #2,778 for girls

Unisex

Arlie is a name of English origin. In 2025 it ranked 820th for boys in the UK (44 babies) and 2,778th for girls in the US (61 babies).

Where does Arlie come from?

English: probably a spelling of Arley

Is Arlie a girl's or a boy's name?

In recent years, Arlie has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 24 girls and 44 boys in the UK and 61 girls and 16 boys in the US.

How popular is Arlie in the UK?

Rank in 2025: #820among boys
Babies in 2025: 44about 1 in 6,800 boys
Five-year trend: Risingup 56% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 44 boys in the UK were named Arlie, making it the 820th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,007th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 65 boys. 24 girls were also named Arlie in 2025 (1,368th for girls).

Half of all the boys named Arlie in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 150 boys in the UK were given Arlie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #341, up from #820 for this spelling alone.

Arley 89
Arlie 44
Arly 9
Arlee 4
Arli 4

Girls were 23% of the babies named Arlie in the UK in 2015, and 35% in 2025.

Among boys in 2025, it was 763rd in England and Wales.

2001Busiest: 65 in 20242025

Arlie in the UK, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	44	#820
2024	65	#646
2023	44	#816
2022	35	#949
2021	36	#931
2020	31	#1,007
2019	33	#970
2018	34	#966
2017	31	#1,045
2016	23	#1,268
2015	10	#2,260
2014	16	#1,573
2013	12	#1,901
2012	13	#1,850
2011	6	#3,038
2010	7	#2,775
2009	7	#2,679
2008	3	#4,615
2007	9	#2,139
2006	4	#3,522
2005	3	#3,992
2004	0	–
2003	7	#2,054
2002	0	–
2001	4	#2,714

How popular is Arlie in the US?

Rank in 2025: #2,778among girls
Babies in 2025: 61about 1 in 26,000 girls
Five-year trend: Risingup 70% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 61 girls in the US were named Arlie, making it the 2,778th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,914th. Its busiest year was 1921, with 79 girls. It first appears in the records in 1883. 16 boys were also named Arlie in 2025 (5,606th for boys).

Half of all the girls named Arlie in the US since 1880 were born between 1916 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 177 girls in the US were given Arlie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,145, up from #2,778 for this spelling alone.

Arlie 61
Arley 34
Arlee 34
Arleigh 19
Arly 15
Arli 14

In 1888, 43% of the babies named Arlie in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 79%, with more girls than boys since 2011.

1883Busiest: 79 in 19212025

Arlie in the US, year by year

Year	Girls	Rank
2025	61	#2,778
2024	61	#2,775
2023	72	#2,466
2022	59	#2,856
2021	36	#4,011
2020	36	#3,914
2019	35	#4,071
2018	43	#3,558
2017	37	#3,995
2016	27	#4,989
2015	28	#4,852
2014	29	#4,766
2013	24	#5,484
2012	18	#6,868
2011	25	#5,356
2010	12	#9,227
2009	16	#7,676
2008	15	#8,105
2007	14	#8,516
2006	21	#6,123
2005	11	#9,447
2004	17	#6,763
2003	10	#9,666
2002	10	#9,476
2001	9	#10,095
2000	11	#8,527
1999	8	#10,338
1998	13	#7,099
1997	5	#13,719
1996	6	#11,801
1995	0	–
1994	0	–
1993	5	#13,435
1992	10	#8,057
1991	0	–
1990	0	–
1989	0	–
1988	8	#8,386
1987	0	–
1986	8	#7,745
1985	10	#6,455
1984	15	#4,736
1983	15	#4,685
1982	7	#8,222
1981	6	#9,108
1980	6	#9,093
1979	0	–
1978	0	–
1977	0	–
1976	0	–
1975	0	–
1974	6	#7,678
1973	0	–
1972	0	–
1971	0	–
1970	0	–
1969	0	–
1968	0	–
1967	0	–
1966	0	–
1965	0	–
1964	5	#6,766
1963	0	–
1962	5	#6,577
1961	0	–
1960	0	–
1959	0	–
1958	5	#6,102
1957	11	#3,695
1956	7	#4,836
1955	6	#5,207
1954	9	#3,965
1953	11	#3,479
1952	9	#3,795
1951	8	#4,010
1950	10	#3,422
1949	11	#3,175
1948	15	#2,588
1947	12	#3,060
1946	11	#3,033
1945	13	#2,457
1944	9	#3,138
1943	17	#2,150
1942	13	#2,536
1941	10	#2,844
1940	24	#1,591
1939	22	#1,638
1938	9	#2,938
1937	22	#1,630
1936	18	#1,801
1935	25	#1,483
1934	24	#1,518
1933	22	#1,606
1932	27	#1,448
1931	24	#1,548
1930	31	#1,371
1929	24	#1,597
1928	45	#1,136
1927	36	#1,331
1926	49	#1,069
1925	41	#1,210
1924	37	#1,328
1923	38	#1,267
1922	61	#949
1921	79	#828
1920	46	#1,103
1919	46	#1,075
1918	58	#937
1917	66	#841
1916	52	#949
1915	33	#1,190
1914	47	#855
1913	41	#823
1912	35	#846
1911	16	#1,113
1910	26	#845
1909	22	#868
1908	16	#1,004
1907	22	#790
1906	20	#818
1905	14	#1,011
1904	16	#910
1903	19	#789
1902	14	#936
1901	22	#684
1900	22	#780
1899	16	#814
1898	16	#840
1897	14	#867
1896	12	#950
1895	17	#770
1894	11	#950
1893	16	#739
1892	16	#726
1891	16	#669
1890	10	#872
1889	12	#757
1888	13	#724
1887	14	#608
1886	9	#778
1885	7	#842
1884	8	#793
1883	5	#920

Names like Arlie

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Archie Ollie Arthur Chester Freddie Charlie Stanley Albert Louie Alfred Wilfred Otis

Other spellings of Arlie

Arley Arly Arlee Arli Arleigh

Names related to Arlie

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Arlie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/arlie, updated 20 October 2026.