Girls' name · since 1918
Arlien
Arlien has 10 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #54,677 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1918
- 1910s
- peak decade
Arlien sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 10 recorded since 1918.
Social Security Administration records show Arlien recorded 10 times among girls since 1918, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1924.
- #54,677 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 10 born since 1918
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arlien ranks #54,677 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1918, peaking in the 1910s.
- #54,677 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1918
- 1910s
- peak decade
Arlien's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Arlien's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Arlien's SSA record in two at 1924 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded.
Arlien popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1924
- Peak year (1918)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Arlien by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).
1910s was Arlien's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Arlien births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Arlien's data
- Arlien's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1920s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Arlien: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~6 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, 1918–1924 (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 Arlien 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.