Arlo is an established boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Arlo is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #148 among boys (2,443) and #2,488 among girls (71) — overall #261 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,514 | 2,514 | #2,488 | #148 |
| 2024 | 2,574 | 2,574 | #2,235 | #146 |
| 2023 | 2,406 | 2,406 | #1,986 | #158 |
| 2022 | 2,315 | 2,315 | #2,036 | #169 |
| 2021 | 2,087 | 2,087 | #1,993 | #190 |
| 2020 | 1,790 | 1,790 | #2,066 | #220 |
| 2019 | 1,398 | 1,398 | #2,381 | #271 |
| 2018 | 1,336 | 1,336 | #2,566 | #277 |
| 2017 | 1,132 | 1,132 | #3,780 | #316 |
| 2016 | 1,033 | 1,033 | #2,974 | #349 |
| 2015 | 611 | 611 | #4,419 | #501 |
| 2014 | 538 | 538 | #6,232 | #537 |
| 2013 | 368 | 368 | #8,181 | #681 |
| 2012 | 283 | 283 | #11,379 | #811 |
| 2011 | 233 | 233 | #8,680 | #915 |
| 2010 | 190 | 190 | #15,180 | #1,048 |
| 2009 | 157 | 157 | — | #1,156 |
| 2008 | 106 | 106 | #17,839 | #1,572 |
| 2007 | 95 | 95 | — | #1,623 |
| 2006 | 73 | 73 | — | #1,857 |
| 2005 | 64 | 64 | — | #1,968 |
| 2004 | 58 | 58 | — | #2,051 |
| 2003 | 36 | 36 | — | #2,735 |
| 2002 | 41 | 41 | — | #2,430 |
| 2001 | 33 | 33 | — | #2,806 |
| 2000 | 37 | 37 | — | #2,530 |
| 1999 | 26 | 26 | — | #3,110 |
| 1998 | 30 | 30 | — | #2,714 |
| 1997 | 16 | — | — | #4,073 |
| 1996 | 21 | — | — | #3,300 |
| 1995 | 20 | — | — | #3,309 |
| 1994 | 18 | — | — | #3,602 |
| 1993 | 19 | — | — | #3,373 |
| 1992 | 13 | — | — | #4,342 |
| 1991 | 20 | — | — | #3,112 |
| 1990 | 28 | — | — | #2,436 |
| 1989 | 26 | — | — | #2,476 |
| 1988 | 25 | — | — | #2,373 |
| 1987 | 25 | — | — | #2,276 |
| 1986 | 29 | — | — | #2,012 |
| 1985 | 22 | — | — | #2,362 |
| 1984 | 18 | — | — | #2,616 |
| 1983 | 28 | — | — | #1,907 |
| 1982 | 18 | — | — | #2,600 |
| 1981 | 28 | — | — | #1,948 |
| 1980 | 35 | — | — | #1,659 |
| 1979 | 18 | — | — | #2,580 |
| 1978 | 37 | — | — | #1,540 |
| 1977 | 40 | — | — | #1,451 |
| 1976 | 36 | — | — | #1,505 |
| 1975 | 38 | — | — | #1,431 |
| 1974 | 29 | — | — | #1,661 |
| 1973 | 49 | — | — | #1,176 |
| 1972 | 46 | — | — | #1,211 |
| 1971 | 50 | — | — | #1,158 |
| 1970 | 33 | — | — | #1,464 |
| 1969 | 17 | — | — | #2,049 |
| 1968 | 7 | — | — | #3,385 |
| 1967 | 8 | — | — | #3,003 |
| 1966 | 13 | — | — | #2,222 |
| 1965 | 9 | — | — | #2,790 |
| 1964 | 13 | — | — | #2,315 |
| 1963 | 12 | — | — | #2,423 |
| 1962 | 22 | — | — | #1,713 |
| 1961 | 15 | — | — | #2,149 |
| 1960 | 18 | — | — | #1,912 |
| 1959 | 25 | — | — | #1,590 |
| 1958 | 28 | — | — | #1,484 |
| 1957 | 30 | — | — | #1,436 |
| 1956 | 21 | — | — | #1,724 |
| 1955 | 22 | — | — | #1,649 |
| 1954 | 29 | — | — | #1,410 |
| 1953 | 21 | — | — | #1,677 |
| 1952 | 34 | — | — | #1,268 |
| 1951 | 37 | — | — | #1,196 |
| 1950 | 35 | — | — | #1,220 |
| 1949 | 25 | — | — | #1,463 |
| 1948 | 43 | — | — | #1,080 |
| 1947 | 34 | — | — | #1,255 |
| 1946 | 30 | — | — | #1,279 |
| 1945 | 36 | — | — | #1,081 |
| 1944 | 43 | — | — | #991 |
| 1943 | 49 | — | — | #956 |
| 1942 | 45 | — | — | #991 |
| 1941 | 68 | — | — | #751 |
| 1940 | 49 | — | — | #904 |
| 1939 | 61 | — | — | #776 |
| 1938 | 70 | — | — | #730 |
| 1937 | 66 | — | — | #751 |
| 1936 | 64 | — | — | #756 |
| 1935 | 74 | — | — | #702 |
| 1934 | 71 | — | #4,322 | #751 |
| 1933 | 74 | — | — | #695 |
| 1932 | 84 | — | #3,589 | #703 |
| 1931 | 75 | — | — | #697 |
| 1930 | 61 | — | — | #832 |
| 1929 | 88 | — | #4,605 | #676 |
| 1928 | 78 | — | — | #722 |
| 1927 | 65 | — | — | #828 |
| 1926 | 63 | — | — | #831 |
| 1925 | 68 | — | — | #802 |
| 1924 | 67 | — | — | #823 |
| 1923 | 86 | — | — | #698 |
| 1922 | 76 | — | — | #759 |
| 1921 | 58 | — | — | #920 |
| 1920 | 82 | — | — | #718 |
| 1919 | 66 | — | — | #799 |
| 1918 | 81 | — | — | #700 |
| 1917 | 69 | — | — | #750 |
| 1916 | 66 | — | — | #750 |
| 1915 | 76 | — | — | #667 |
| 1914 | 45 | — | — | #789 |
| 1913 | 30 | — | — | #899 |
| 1912 | 26 | — | — | #877 |
| 1911 | 5 | — | — | #1,756 |
| 1910 | 13 | — | — | #865 |
| 1909 | 8 | — | — | #1,085 |
| 1908 | 6 | — | — | #1,224 |
| 1907 | 7 | — | — | #1,100 |
| 1905 | 5 | — | — | #1,243 |
| 1900 | 9 | — | — | #906 |
| 1899 | 5 | — | — | #1,058 |