Recorded 1917–1961 Boys' name Peak 1922 125 births

Arlander — boys' name

125 babies named Arlander in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s351930s231940s211950s341960s7
1920s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Arlander was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

7 babies were named Arlander in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arlander

The Social Security Administration has registered 125 babies named Arlander between 1917 and 1961, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arlander currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arlander performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Arlander shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arlander 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 125 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.

Arlander at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

125

Since 1917

45 years of records

Peak year

1922

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1917

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 1961

Arlander popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1917

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1922)
7
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19611953195019421937192819241917 5

Arlander by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
35 births that decade — 28% of Arlander's all-time total
1910s51920s351930s231940s211950s341960s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arlander?
125 babies have been named Arlander since 1917. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1922 with 7 births.
When was Arlander most popular?
Arlander was most popular in the 1920s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Arlander been used?
Arlander has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 45 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Arlander?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arlo, Arlen, Arlie, Arlin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1917–1961 (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.