Girls' name · since 1993

Arlenys

43 babies named Arlenys in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#16047
among girls today
43
born since 1993
2000s
peak decade
9%
more common than other girls

Arlenys currently ranks #16047 among girls' names in America, with 43 babies recorded since 1993.

Arlenys has 43 recorded births among girls since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #16047 as of the latest data, more common than 9% of girls, 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 2024.

  • #16047 among girls today
  • 43 born since 1993
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 9% more common than other girls

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

Arlenys is currently the #16047 girls' name in America, more common than 9% of girls - 43 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.

#16047
among girls today
43
born since 1993
2000s
peak decade
9%
more common than other girls

Arlenys vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%9.4%
Arlenys vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16047
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 9% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

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

2007
Single peak year

6 babies were named Arlenys in 2007 - its busiest year on record.

How Arlenys compares

43 14th percentile among 17,726 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

Arlenys's all-time total is 89% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Arlenys Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 43 382 567,345
Peak-year births 6 48 19,840

Arlenys's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Arlenys's full recorded timeline at 2012, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Arlenys at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

43

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2007

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#16,047

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Arlenys popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2024

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
6
Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
4.555.566.5 19932004200720092012201420232024 5

Arlenys by decade

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

2000s was Arlenys's strongest decade.

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

Arlenys births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 17 births (40% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arlenys?
Arlenys has been given to 43 babies in the U.S. since 1993, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #16047 as of the latest data. 6 babies were born in 2007, its single highest year.
When was Arlenys most popular?
Arlenys was most popular in the 2000s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Arlenys been used?
The SSA has tracked Arlenys since 1993 -- 32 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Arlenys?
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 Arlenys's data

  • Arlenys's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (17 total births) through the 2020s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

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

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1993–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Arlenys: #16047 Girls' Name - 43 Births, Peak 2007." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/arlenys. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Arlenys 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 July 2026.