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Unisex name

Arlow

21% girls, 79% boys · 47 born in 2025

Arlow has been given to about 463 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2022, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 380
Median age today5 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Arlow per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2022 · 59
  • Born in 202547
  • All time463
  • England & Wales, 20257

How popular is Arlow?

Its best year was 2022, when 59 babies were given the name, ranking 6747th. The typical living American called Arlow is about 5 years old today. It is relatively most common in Iowa, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Arlow

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Harlow0.88
  2. Marlow0.88
  3. Arlo0.75
  4. Willow0.60
  5. Aron0.60
  6. Arron0.60
  7. Arnold0.53
  8. Aaron0.51

Middle names for Arlow

Ranked by flow score
  1. Arlow Eve0.80
  2. Arlow Elizabeth0.78
  3. Arlow Catherine0.78
  4. Arlow Marie0.77
  5. Arlow Grace0.77
  6. Arlow Jane0.77

Sibling names for Arlow

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elowensister · 0.91
  2. Oziasbrother · 0.90
  3. Xylasister · 0.89
  4. Ryattbrother · 0.89
  5. Wylderbrother · 0.89
  6. Marigoldsister · 0.88

Where Arlow is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Iowa0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Arlow Reyes0.72
  2. Arlow Nguyen0.72
  3. Arlow Lee0.72
  4. Arlow Hill0.72
  5. Arlow Hall0.72
  6. Arlow Green0.72

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 Arlow

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

Arlow 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.