US rank #7698 Girls' name Peak 2017 314 births

Arleny — #7698 US girls' name

314 babies named Arleny in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s362000s922010s1132020s68
#7698
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 56% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Arleny was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

18 babies were named Arleny in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arleny

The Social Security Administration has registered 314 babies named Arleny between 1981 and 2024, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arleny currently holds the #7698 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arleny performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 113 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Arleny shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. 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 Arleny in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arleny 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 314 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.

Arleny at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

314

Since 1981

44 years of records

Peak year

2017

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,698

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1981

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2024

Arleny popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1981

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
18
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
05101520 202420202016201220082004200019931981 5

Arleny by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
113 births that decade — 36% of Arleny's all-time total
1980s51990s362000s922010s1132020s68

Arleny by state

Where Arleny concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Arleny
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.6%
New York share of Arleny's total US births 1.6%

5 of 314 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arleny?
314 babies have been named Arleny since 1981. It currently ranks #7698 among girls. The peak year was 2017 with 18 births.
When was Arleny most popular?
Arleny was most popular in the 2010s decade with 113 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Arleny most popular?
The top states for the name Arleny are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Arleny been used?
Arleny has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 44 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Arleny?
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.

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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, 1981–2024 (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.