Girls' name · since 1919
Arlina
Since 1919, U.S. Social Security records show 170 babies named Arlina, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,460 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 170
- born since 1919
- 1990s
- peak decade
170 girls have been named Arlina since 1919, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Arlina has 170 recorded births among girls since 1919, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2023.
- #21,460 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 170 born since 1919
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arlina ranks #21,460 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 170 born since 1919, peaking in the 1990s.
- #21,460 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 170
- born since 1919
- 1990s
- peak decade
Arlina's 170 recorded births place it above 70.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Arlina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Arlina's full recorded timeline at 1990, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1956, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Arlina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2023
- Peak year (1993)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Arlina by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (42 births, 25% of the file).
1990s was Arlina's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Arlina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 7
1920s
7 births
- 1950s
1950s
17 births
- 1960s
1960s
17 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
29 births
- 1990s
1990s
42 births
- 2000s
2000s
23 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 42 births (25% of all-time use).
Arlina by state
Where Arlina concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
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What to do with Arlina's data
- Arlina's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (42 total births) through the 2020s (18) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Alabama records the most Arlinas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama 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 Arlina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~104 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, 1919–2023 (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 Arlina 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.