Arlington is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1917 and remains in steady use.
Arlington is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #5,628 among boys (16) and #12,054 among girls (7) — overall #9,415 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | #12,054 | #5,628 |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 | #12,299 | #4,580 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | #7,686 | #4,355 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | #13,784 | #5,900 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | #13,659 | #6,052 |
| 2020 | 27 | 27 | #12,299 | #4,709 |
| 2019 | 23 | 23 | #8,187 | #7,699 |
| 2018 | 24 | 24 | #15,963 | #4,932 |
| 2017 | 27 | 27 | #10,044 | #5,311 |
| 2016 | 23 | 23 | #10,188 | #6,385 |
| 2015 | 20 | 20 | #11,956 | #6,701 |
| 2014 | 16 | 16 | #14,793 | #7,595 |
| 2013 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,576 |
| 2012 | 21 | 21 | #10,529 | #7,093 |
| 2011 | 13 | 13 | #15,044 | #9,684 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,390 |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,634 |
| 2006 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,469 |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | — | #11,601 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | — | #11,493 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,720 |
| 2001 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,574 |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | — | #10,477 |
| 1999 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,196 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | — | #8,194 |
| 1996 | 11 | — | — | #5,212 |
| 1995 | 7 | — | — | #7,036 |
| 1994 | 5 | — | — | #8,876 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | — | #8,770 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | — | #7,335 |
| 1990 | 14 | — | — | #3,986 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | — | #6,264 |
| 1987 | 7 | — | — | #5,493 |
| 1986 | 9 | — | — | #4,482 |
| 1985 | 10 | — | — | #4,066 |
| 1984 | 6 | — | — | #5,612 |
| 1983 | 7 | — | — | #4,950 |
| 1982 | 12 | — | — | #3,500 |
| 1981 | 9 | — | — | #4,172 |
| 1979 | 10 | — | — | #3,823 |
| 1977 | 7 | — | — | #4,616 |
| 1976 | 9 | — | — | #3,736 |
| 1975 | 7 | — | — | #4,355 |
| 1974 | 9 | — | — | #3,575 |
| 1973 | 6 | — | — | #4,540 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | — | #5,038 |
| 1971 | 8 | — | — | #3,679 |
| 1970 | 6 | — | — | #4,257 |
| 1969 | 5 | — | — | #4,450 |
| 1967 | 8 | — | — | #3,002 |
| 1966 | 5 | — | — | #3,975 |
| 1965 | 15 | — | — | #2,091 |
| 1964 | 8 | — | — | #3,058 |
| 1963 | 7 | — | — | #3,332 |
| 1962 | 13 | — | — | #2,283 |
| 1961 | 6 | — | — | #3,664 |
| 1960 | 6 | — | — | #3,683 |
| 1959 | 6 | — | — | #3,637 |
| 1958 | 16 | — | — | #2,029 |
| 1957 | 11 | — | — | #2,500 |
| 1956 | 13 | — | — | #2,268 |
| 1955 | 14 | — | — | #2,149 |
| 1954 | 10 | — | — | #2,600 |
| 1953 | 10 | — | — | #2,541 |
| 1952 | 8 | — | — | #2,884 |
| 1951 | 11 | — | — | #2,375 |
| 1950 | 15 | — | — | #1,942 |
| 1949 | 13 | — | — | #2,128 |
| 1948 | 10 | — | — | #2,449 |
| 1947 | 15 | — | — | #1,995 |
| 1946 | 15 | — | — | #1,888 |
| 1945 | 8 | — | — | #2,577 |
| 1944 | 13 | — | — | #1,993 |
| 1943 | 27 | — | — | #1,343 |
| 1942 | 12 | — | — | #2,152 |
| 1941 | 14 | — | — | #1,912 |
| 1940 | 19 | — | — | #1,576 |
| 1939 | 14 | — | — | #1,882 |
| 1938 | 16 | — | — | #1,744 |
| 1937 | 24 | — | — | #1,374 |
| 1936 | 9 | — | — | #2,460 |
| 1935 | 17 | — | — | #1,709 |
| 1934 | 19 | — | — | #1,610 |
| 1933 | 15 | — | — | #1,832 |
| 1932 | 23 | — | — | #1,465 |
| 1931 | 27 | — | — | #1,335 |
| 1930 | 17 | — | — | #1,824 |
| 1929 | 13 | — | — | #2,211 |
| 1928 | 16 | — | — | #1,963 |
| 1927 | 26 | — | — | #1,472 |
| 1926 | 22 | — | — | #1,609 |
| 1925 | 30 | — | — | #1,333 |
| 1924 | 28 | — | — | #1,417 |
| 1923 | 25 | — | — | #1,505 |
| 1922 | 36 | — | — | #1,196 |
| 1921 | 30 | — | — | #1,361 |
| 1920 | 35 | — | — | #1,227 |
| 1919 | 28 | — | — | #1,352 |
| 1918 | 36 | — | — | #1,153 |
| 1917 | 44 | — | — | #982 |
| 1916 | 32 | — | — | #1,157 |
| 1915 | 26 | — | — | #1,309 |
| 1914 | 24 | — | — | #1,189 |
| 1913 | 21 | — | — | #1,112 |
| 1912 | 14 | — | — | #1,271 |
| 1911 | 6 | — | — | #1,547 |
| 1910 | 13 | — | — | #864 |
| 1908 | 9 | — | — | #950 |
| 1905 | 5 | — | — | #1,242 |
| 1904 | 8 | — | — | #880 |
| 1902 | 6 | — | — | #1,015 |
| 1900 | 7 | — | — | #1,052 |
| 1898 | 6 | — | — | #1,007 |
| 1896 | 8 | — | — | #827 |
| 1894 | 5 | — | — | #1,088 |
| 1890 | 5 | — | — | #1,008 |
| 1888 | 5 | — | — | #1,043 |
| 1887 | 5 | — | — | #936 |
| 1886 | 7 | — | — | #763 |
| 1884 | 8 | — | — | #706 |
| 1883 | 6 | — | — | #806 |
| 1881 | 5 | — | — | #874 |
| 1880 | 6 | — | — | #818 |