Arel is a rare variant of Arlo that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Arel is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #5,625 for boy births in the United States (and #11,883 across all names), given to 16 babies. Arel first appears in 1916 and peaked in 2025 (16 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,625 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,493 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,785 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,897 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,222 |
| 2020 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,653 |
| 2019 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,209 |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,206 |
| 2017 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,594 |
| 2016 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,811 |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,800 |
| 2014 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,095 |
| 2013 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,160 |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,409 |
| 2011 | 14 | 14 | — | #5,969 |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,862 |
| 2009 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,113 |
| 2008 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,420 |
| 2007 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,129 |
| 2005 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,353 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,042 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | — | #11,007 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | — | #10,795 |
| 2001 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,570 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | — | #10,019 |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | — | #8,545 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | #11,623 | — |
| 1990 | 5 | — | — | #8,191 |
| 1988 | 7 | — | — | #5,784 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | — | #6,302 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | — | #5,391 |
| 1952 | 5 | — | — | #3,760 |
| 1937 | 5 | — | — | #3,549 |
| 1924 | 6 | — | — | #3,894 |
| 1920 | 6 | — | — | #3,835 |
| 1916 | 5 | — | — | #3,928 |