Girls' name · since 1981
Arleny
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 328 babies named Arleny, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,167 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,634 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 328
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Arleny is the #7634 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 328 recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arleny has been recorded 328 times among girls since 1981, currently ranked #7634 nationally and more common than 56% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #15,167 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,634 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 328 born since 1981
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arleny ranks #15,167 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,634 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 328 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,167 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,634 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 328
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arleny's 328 recorded births place it above 79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Arleny compares
328 47th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Arleny's all-time total is 13% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arleny | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 328 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 21 | 19,840 |
Arleny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Arleny's full recorded timeline at 2010, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Arleny popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Arleny by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (113 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Arleny's strongest decade.
113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Arleny births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 36
1990s
36 births
- 2000s
2000s
92 births
- 2010s
2010s
113 births
- 2020s
2020s
82 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 113 births (34% of all-time use).
Arleny by state
Where Arleny concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.5% |
5 of 328 births nationwide.
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What to do with Arleny's data
- Arleny's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (113 total births) through the 2020s (82) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Arlenys (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 Arleny: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Arleny 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.