Masculine dossier · first seen 1899
Arlo
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2024
Peak births
2,490
Current vitality
Healthy
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Arlo
How many people are named Arlo?
An estimated 21,718 living Americans are named Arlo.
How rare is Arlo?
Arlo is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 2,443 boys receiving the name in 2025.
How old is the typical Arlo?
The median age of a living American named Arlo is approximately 5 years, with most bearers falling between 3 and 9 years old.
Is Arlo still popular?
Yes — Arlo is currently rising in popularity, with 2,443 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 7× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Arlo most common?
Arlo has its strongest geographic signal in Iowa, where it appears 9.8× more often than the national baseline.
1899Peak 20242025
Peak year
2024
Decline from peak
1.9%
2025
2,443
All-time
24,245
Where it lives now
Arlo is most concentrated in Iowa — about 9.1× the national rate in the 1930s.
States where Arlo is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.