Recorded 1993–2016 Girls' name Peak 2009 65 births

Arlenis — girls' name

65 babies named Arlenis in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s162000s262010s23

The verdict

65 girls have been named Arlenis since 1993, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2016.

65
total births
1993–2016
years on record
2000s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Arlenis was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

10 babies were named Arlenis in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arlenis

The Social Security Administration has registered 65 babies named Arlenis between 1993 and 2016, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arlenis currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arlenis performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Arlenis shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Arlenis in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arlenis 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 65 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.

Arlenis at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

65

Since 1993

24 years of records

Peak year

2009

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1993

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2016

Arlenis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1993

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2009)
10
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4681012 20162015201320102009200720052004199719951993 5

Arlenis by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
26 births that decade — 40% of Arlenis's all-time total
1990s162000s262010s23

Arlenis by state

Where Arlenis concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Arlenis
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 7.7%
New York share of Arlenis's total US births 7.7%

5 of 65 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arlenis?
65 babies have been named Arlenis since 1993. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2009 with 10 births.
When was Arlenis most popular?
Arlenis was most popular in the 2000s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Arlenis most popular?
The top states for the name Arlenis are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Arlenis been used?
Arlenis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 24 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Arlenis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arlene, Arline, Arleen, Arlette, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1993–2016 (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.