Arl

Boy · recorded 1916–1946

  • 1946last recorded
  • 1916best year

Most popular in 1916.

Last recorded in 1946. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Arl.

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Its story

Popularity since 1916

04819161924193119391946

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 9 recorded years as a table
Arl, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19168
19186
19215
19235
19244
19254
19267
19326
19463

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Arl isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1946
5
Rank in 1946
#3,525
How rare
1 in 324,804 boys
Since 1916
54

Arl was last recorded in 1946. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1916, at 8 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Arl doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.