Is Arly a boy or girl name?

Arly is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 895 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 91.6% were girls and 8.4% were boys.

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Arly

Recorded 1925–2025 · United States

Arly was most popular in 2003, when 253 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,636 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,389, with 23 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 895 people named Arly.

Arly over time

Births per year. The dot marks Arly’s peak in 2003. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Arly a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Arly is mostly a girl’s name — 91.6% of the 895 Americans given it were girls and 8.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 77% girls and 23% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Arly

Where Arly is most concentrated

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