Girls' name · since 1993

Arlenis

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.

#31,897 of 72,339
all-time among girls
65
born since 1993
2000s
peak decade

Arlenis is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 65 have been recorded since 1993.

Arlenis has 65 recorded births among girls since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2016.

  • #31,897 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 65 born since 1993
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arlenis ranks #31,897 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 65 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.

#31,897 of 72,339
all-time among girls
65
born since 1993
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Arlenis's 65 recorded births place it above 55.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.

Arlenis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Arlenis splits its recorded history at 2007: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Arlenis popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2009)
10
Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
4681012 19931995199720042005200720092010201320152016 5

Arlenis by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (26 births, 40% of the file).

2000s was Arlenis's strongest decade.

26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.

Arlenis births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 26 births (40% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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?
Arlenis has been given to 65 babies in the U.S. since 1993, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #31,897 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2016. 10 babies were born in 2009, its single highest year.
Where does Arlenis sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arlenis ranks #31,897 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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?
The SSA has tracked Arlenis since 1993 -- 24 years through the most recent 2016 data.
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.

What to do with Arlenis's data

  • Arlenis's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (26 total births) through the 2010s (23) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New York records the most Arleniss (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Arlenis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1993–2016 (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 Arlenis 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.