How Many People Are Named Arlington?
people named Arlington are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 431,546 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,701 babies named Arlington in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
44 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Arlington, 14.4% were girls and 85.6% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Arlington rose from 0% in the 1910s to 29.7% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Arlington alive today is about 34 years old, and 51% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 61 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Arlington first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1917, to 44 babies. In 2025, 23 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Arlington has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #706, in 1884. In 2025 it ranked #5,626.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5,626 |
| Best rank | #706 (1884) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,459 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Arlington alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Arlington were born in Pennsylvania than in any other state: about 10 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Arlington was given about 9.5 times as often in Pennsylvania.
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