Girls' name · since 1892
Arlean
Arlean has 1,673 recorded births since 1892 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,318 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,673
- born since 1892
- 1920s
- peak decade
Arlean is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,673 have been recorded since 1892.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arlean has been recorded 1,673 times among girls since 1892, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1892 to 1989.
- #5,318 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,673 born since 1892
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arlean ranks #5,318 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,673 born since 1892, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,318 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,673
- born since 1892
- 1920s
- peak decade
Arlean's 1,673 recorded births place it above 92.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Mississippi.
Arlean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Arlean splits its recorded history at 1936: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1892 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 44 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Arlean popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–1989
- Peak year (1918)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 98 years of records
Arlean by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (364 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Arlean's strongest decade.
364 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Arlean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 18
1890s
18 births
- 1900s 79
1900s
79 births
- 1910s
1910s
251 births
- 1920s
1920s
364 births
- 1930s
1930s
297 births
- 1940s
1940s
242 births
- 1950s
1950s
247 births
- 1960s 140
1960s
140 births
- 1970s 24
1970s
24 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 364 births (22% of all-time use).
How Arlean 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 Arlean's total volume
Arlean by state
Where Arlean concentrates geographically, total births since 1892
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 76 | 4.5% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 52 | 3.1% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 27 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 17 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 16 | 1.0% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 15 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Arkansas | | 5 | 0.3% |
76 of 1,673 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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- Arlean's decade-level peak was the 1920s (364 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Arleans (76 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Arlean: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~97 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, 1892–1989 (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 Arlean 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.