US rank #8636 Girls' name Peak 2014 419 births

Arilyn — #8636 US girls' name

419 babies named Arilyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s202000s1192010s2242020s56
#8636
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 51% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Arilyn was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

29 babies were named Arilyn in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arilyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 419 babies named Arilyn between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arilyn currently holds the #8636 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arilyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 224 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Arilyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Arilyn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arilyn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 419 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Arilyn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

419

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2014

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,636

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Arilyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
29
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
010203040 20242020201620122008200420001995 5

Arilyn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
224 births that decade — 53% of Arilyn's all-time total
1990s202000s1192010s2242020s56

Arilyn by state

Where Arilyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Arilyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
18 4.3%
Texas share of Arilyn's total US births 4.3%

18 of 419 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arilyn?
419 babies have been named Arilyn since 1995. It currently ranks #8636 among girls. The peak year was 2014 with 29 births.
When was Arilyn most popular?
Arilyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 224 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Arilyn most popular?
The top states for the name Arilyn are Texas (18 births).
How long has the name Arilyn been used?
Arilyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Arilyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ariana, Arianna, Aria, Ariel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1995–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.