Recorded 1946–2016 Girls' name Peak 1949 537 births

Arlana — girls' name

537 babies named Arlana in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s311950s791960s791970s1111980s831990s772000s512010s26
1970s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Arlana was born in this single decade.

1949
Single peak year

17 babies were named Arlana in 1949 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arlana

The Social Security Administration has registered 537 babies named Arlana between 1946 and 2016, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arlana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arlana performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 111 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Arlana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Arlana in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arlana 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 537 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.

Arlana at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

537

Since 1946

71 years of records

Peak year

1949

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1946

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 2016

Arlana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1946

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1949)
17
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
05101520 201620021994198619781970196219521946 7

Arlana by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
111 births that decade — 21% of Arlana's all-time total
1940s311950s791960s791970s1111980s831990s772000s512010s26

Arlana by state

Where Arlana concentrates geographically — total births since 1946

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Arlana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 0.9%
Illinois share of Arlana's total US births 0.9%

5 of 537 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arlana?
537 babies have been named Arlana since 1946. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1949 with 17 births.
When was Arlana most popular?
Arlana was most popular in the 1970s decade with 111 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
Where is Arlana most popular?
The top states for the name Arlana are Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Arlana been used?
Arlana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 71 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Arlana?
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, 1946–2016 (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.