Given name
Arlie
“from the meadow of the hare”·“from the hare's meadow”
Arlie is a variant of Arleigh. One English interpretation is “from the meadow of the hare.” Arlie is a variant of Arley. One English interpretation is “from the hare's meadow.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Arlie is a variant of Arleigh. One English interpretation is “from the meadow of the hare.” Arlie is a variant of Arley. One English interpretation is “from the hare's meadow.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Arlie is a variant of Arleigh. An origin associated with Arleigh is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Arlie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 9,297
- 6,712 boys · 2,585 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 249 babies
- 2025
- 77
- #2,781 for girls · #5,627 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +46%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 25% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 61 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,781 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 62.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 79 in 1921. It also appeared in 16 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, California and Michigan shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,980 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Arlie’s family of names
Arlie has a related form in Arley. Arlie has a related form in Arleigh.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Arlie
- Arlie Russell HochschildAmerican sociologist (1940-)
- Arlie LathamAmerican baseball player and coach (1860-1952)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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