Girls' name · since 1946
Arlana
Since 1946, U.S. Social Security records show 537 babies named Arlana, peaking in 1949. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,326 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 537
- born since 1946
- 1970s
- peak decade
Arlana sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 537 recorded since 1946.
Arlana has 537 recorded births among girls since 1946, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2016.
- #11,326 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 537 born since 1946
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arlana ranks #11,326 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 537 born since 1946, peaking in the 1970s.
- #11,326 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 537
- born since 1946
- 1970s
- peak decade
Arlana's 537 recorded births place it above 84.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Arlana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Arlana's full recorded timeline at 1980, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1963, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1949 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Arlana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2016
- Peak year (1949)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Arlana by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (111 births, 21% of the file).
1970s was Arlana's strongest decade.
111 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Arlana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 31
1940s
31 births
- 1950s
1950s
79 births
- 1960s
1960s
79 births
- 1970s
1970s
111 births
- 1980s
1980s
83 births
- 1990s
1990s
77 births
- 2000s
2000s
51 births
- 2010s 26
2010s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 111 births (21% of all-time use).
How Arlana compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Arlana's total volume
Arlana by state
Where Arlana concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.9% |
5 of 537 births nationwide.
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What to do with Arlana's data
- Arlana's decade-level peak was the 1970s (111 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Arlanas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Arlana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1949)
Similar record span (~70 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1946–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Arlana draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.