Recorded 1918–1943 Girls' name Peak 1922 42 births

Arlaine — girls' name

42 babies named Arlaine in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

42 girls have been named Arlaine since 1918, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1943.

42
total births
1918–1943
years on record
1920s
peak decade
43%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Arlaine was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

8 babies were named Arlaine in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arlaine

The Social Security Administration has registered 42 babies named Arlaine between 1918 and 1943, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arlaine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1943. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arlaine performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Arlaine shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arlaine 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 42 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.

Arlaine at a glance

Last recorded 1943

Total births

42

Since 1918

26 years of records

Peak year

1922

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1943

Active since

1918

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1943

Arlaine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–1918

Last recorded 1943
Peak year (1922)
8
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
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Arlaine by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
18 births that decade — 43% of Arlaine's all-time total
1910s121920s181930s61940s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arlaine?
42 babies have been named Arlaine since 1918. It was last recorded in 1943. The peak year was 1922 with 8 births.
When was Arlaine most popular?
Arlaine was most popular in the 1920s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Arlaine been used?
Arlaine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 26 years of data through 1943.
What names are similar to Arlaine?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arlene, Arline, Arleen, Arlette, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1918–1943 (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.