Arleen — #4770 US girls' name
12,592 babies named Arleen in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 1939. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 73% of names given to girls today.
20% of everyone ever named Arleen was born in this single decade.
415 babies were named Arleen in 1939 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Arleen
The Social Security Administration has registered 12,592 babies named Arleen between 1898 and 2024, spanning 127 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arleen currently holds the #4770 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1939, when 415 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Arleen performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 2,560 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Arleen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 2,027 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Arleen in 38 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Arleen 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 12,592 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.
Arleen at a glance
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Current rank
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Arleen popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1898
- Peak year (1939)
- 415
- Annual births at peak — across 127 years of records
Currently ranks #4770 among girls.
12,592 total births across 127 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1939 with 415 births in a single year.
Arleen popularity over time — boys
6 total births recorded since 1942 (Arleen as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Arleen accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Arleen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1940s
- 2,560 births that decade — 20% of Arleen's all-time total
Arleen decade highlights
- Peak decade 2,560 births
- Runner-up 2,182 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1940s was Arleen's strongest decade
2,560 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 20% of all-time use.
Arleen by state
Where Arleen concentrates geographically — total births since 1898
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 2,027 | 16.1% |
| #2 | California | | 1,830 | 14.5% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 572 | 4.5% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 564 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Wisconsin | | 559 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Texas | | 486 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 484 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 394 | 3.1% |
2,027 of 12,592 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 16.1% of nationwide
- California 14.5% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 4.5% of nationwide
- New Jersey 4.5% of nationwide
- Wisconsin 4.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 38 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 16.1% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Arleen appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1898–2024 (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.