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Unisex name

Arley

/ˈɑɹli/ · 20% girls, 80% boys · 126 born in 2025

Arley has been given to about 4,546 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɑɹli/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 3,030
Median age today17 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Arley per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 126
  • Born in 2025126
  • All time4,546
  • England & Wales, 202591

How popular is Arley?

Its best year was 2025, when 126 babies were given the name, ranking 4183rd. The typical living American called Arley is about 17 years old today. It is relatively most common in Arizona, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Arley

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Harley0.88
  2. Marley0.88
  3. Carley0.88
  4. Karley0.88
  5. Adley0.85
  6. Charley0.79
  7. Ashley0.75
  8. Harvey0.75

Middle names for Arley

Ranked by flow score
  1. Arley Catherine0.78
  2. Arley Josephine0.78
  3. Arley Rose0.77
  4. Arley Marie0.77
  5. Arley Grace0.77
  6. Arley Eve0.77

Sibling names for Arley

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Merritteither · 0.94
  2. Evelinasister · 0.93
  3. Vedasister · 0.91
  4. Enochbrother · 0.91
  5. Fletcherbrother · 0.91
  6. Theodorasister · 0.89

Where Arley is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Arizona0.02%
  2. California0.01%
  3. Texas0.00%
  4. Florida0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Arley White0.72
  2. Arley Nguyen0.72
  3. Arley Moore0.72
  4. Arley Hill0.72
  5. Arley Hall0.72
  6. Arley Brown0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Arley

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Arley across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.