Recorded 1880–2025 · United States
Arlington was most popular in 1917, when 44 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,967 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,389, with 23 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,701 people named Arlington.
Across the whole record Arlington is mostly a boy’s name — 6.8% of the 1,701 Americans given it were girls and 93.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 33% girls and 67% boys.
Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.
How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.
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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org