Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Arlington

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Arlington
Creator: Social Security Administration

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1917

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19172024

Peak year

1917

Decline from peak

50%

2024

All-time

1,570

Arlington is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1917, when 44 boys were named Arlington.

In 2024, only 22 boys were given the name.

All told, about 1,570 Americans have been named Arlington and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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