Unisex name · since 1962
Arlanda
67 babies named Arlanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #31,573 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 67
- born since 1962
- 1970s
- peak decade
Arlanda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 67 have been recorded since 1962.
Social Security Administration records show Arlanda recorded 67 times among girls since 1962, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 1985.
- #31,573 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 67 born since 1962
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arlanda ranks #31,573 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 67 born since 1962, peaking in the 1970s.
- #31,573 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 67
- born since 1962
- 1970s
- peak decade
Arlanda's 67 recorded births place it above 56.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Arlanda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Arlanda's full recorded timeline at 1971, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1962, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1968 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Arlanda popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1985
- Peak year (1968)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Arlanda popularity over time - boys
25 total births recorded since 1949 (Arlanda as boys' name)
Arlanda by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (34 births, 51% of the file).
1970s was Arlanda's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Arlanda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
26 births
- 1970s
1970s
34 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 34 births (51% of all-time use).
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- Arlanda's decade-level peak was the 1970s (34 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Arlanda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1968)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1962–1985 (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 Arlanda 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.