Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Arlington*

#3,458 most common boys' name of all time · #8,437 across all names · 93% male / 7% female · used 1880–2025 · notable crossover

Rank among boys
#3,458
Rank overall
#8,437 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
123 of 146
All-time
1,701
Since 2016
255
Peak year
1917 #985
Best rank
#735 1884
Girls Boys peak 44/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Arlington is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 7 16 23 #5,614
2024 7 22 29 #4,577
2023 14 24 38 #4,346
2022 6 15 21 #5,882
2021 6 14 20 #6,038
2020 7 20 27 #4,701
2019 13 10 23 #7,655
2018 5 19 24 #4,925
2017 10 17 27 #5,302
2016 10 13 23 #6,363
2015 8 12 20 #6,684
2014 6 10 16 #7,568
2013 — 10 10 #7,545
2012 10 11 21 #7,059
2011 6 7 13 #9,625
2010 — 5 5 #12,262
2009 — 5 5 #12,533
2006 — 10 10 #7,445
2005 — 5 5 #11,500
2004 — 5 5 #11,375
2003 — 7 7 #8,656
2001 — 8 8 #7,562
2000 — 5 5 #10,374
1999 — 8 8 #7,160
1997 — 6 6 #8,135
1996 — 11 11 #5,201
1995 — 7 7 #7,012
1994 — 5 5 #8,825
1993 — 5 5 #8,730
1991 — 6 6 #7,292
1990 — 14 14 #3,979
1989 — 7 7 #6,249
1987 — 7 7 #5,483
1986 — 9 9 #4,476
1985 — 10 10 #4,067
1984 — 6 6 #5,592
1983 — 7 7 #4,931
1982 — 12 12 #3,490
1981 — 9 9 #4,169
1979 — 10 10 #3,829
1977 — 7 7 #4,609
1976 — 9 9 #3,743
1975 — 7 7 #4,343
1974 — 9 9 #3,579
1973 — 6 6 #4,537
1972 — 5 5 #5,020
1971 — 8 8 #3,682
1970 — 6 6 #4,253
1969 — 5 5 #4,434
1967 — 8 8 #3,010
1966 — 5 5 #3,983
1965 — 15 15 #2,099
1964 — 8 8 #3,066
1963 — 7 7 #3,343
1962 — 13 13 #2,288
1961 — 6 6 #3,679
1960 — 6 6 #3,687
1959 — 6 6 #3,644
1958 — 16 16 #2,036
1957 — 11 11 #2,508
1956 — 13 13 #2,277
1955 — 14 14 #2,152
1954 — 10 10 #2,608
1953 — 10 10 #2,546
1952 — 8 8 #2,893
1951 — 11 11 #2,387
1950 — 15 15 #1,949
1949 — 13 13 #2,134
1948 — 10 10 #2,462
1947 — 15 15 #1,995
1946 — 15 15 #1,895
1945 — 8 8 #2,595
1944 — 13 13 #2,007
1943 — 27 27 #1,347
1942 — 12 12 #2,162
1941 — 14 14 #1,912
1940 — 19 19 #1,580
1939 — 14 14 #1,891
1938 — 16 16 #1,758
1937 — 24 24 #1,377
1936 — 9 9 #2,470
1935 — 17 17 #1,719
1934 — 19 19 #1,621
1933 — 15 15 #1,842
1932 — 23 23 #1,478
1931 — 27 27 #1,339
1930 — 17 17 #1,824
1929 — 13 13 #2,218
1928 — 16 16 #1,974
1927 — 26 26 #1,483
1926 — 22 22 #1,617
1925 — 30 30 #1,335
1924 — 28 28 #1,420
1923 — 25 25 #1,514
1922 — 36 36 #1,200
1921 — 30 30 #1,366
1920 — 35 35 #1,228
1919 — 28 28 #1,355
1918 — 36 36 #1,153
1917 — 44 44 #985
1916 — 32 32 #1,161
1915 — 26 26 #1,318
1914 — 24 24 #1,193
1913 — 21 21 #1,123
1912 — 14 14 #1,283
1911 — 6 6 #1,570
1910 — 13 13 #890
1908 — 9 9 #967
1905 — 5 5 #1,271
1904 — 8 8 #904
1902 — 6 6 #1,048
1900 — 7 7 #1,077
1898 — 6 6 #1,039
1896 — 8 8 #855
1894 — 5 5 #1,116
1890 — 5 5 #1,042
1888 — 5 5 #1,071
1887 — 5 5 #973
1886 — 7 7 #796
1884 — 8 8 #735
1883 — 6 6 #836
1881 — 5 5 #906
1880 — 6 6 #833