Girls' name · since 1914
Arliene
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 176 babies named Arliene, peaking in 1921. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,105 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 176
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
176 girls have been named Arliene since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arliene has been recorded 176 times among girls since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1955.
- #21,105 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 176 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arliene ranks #21,105 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 176 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #21,105 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 176
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Arliene's 176 recorded births place it above 70.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Arliene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Arliene splits its recorded history at 1928: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Arliene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1955
- Peak year (1921)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Arliene by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (81 births, 46% of the file).
1920s was Arliene's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Arliene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 32
1910s
32 births
- 1920s
1920s
81 births
- 1930s
1930s
37 births
- 1940s 21
1940s
21 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 81 births (46% of all-time use).
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What to do with Arliene's data
- Arliene's decade-level peak was the 1920s (81 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Arliene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1914–1955 (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 Arliene 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.