Arland — #8988 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Arland

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,799 babies named Arland between 1901 and 2024, spanning 124 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arland currently holds the #8988 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1935, when 51 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arland performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 415 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Arland shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 32 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Wisconsin and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Arland in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arland 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 1,799 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.