Recorded 1919–2023 Girls' name Peak 1993 170 births

Arlina — girls' name

170 babies named Arlina in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s71950s171960s171970s61980s291990s422000s232010s52020s18
1990s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Arlina was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

10 babies were named Arlina in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arlina

The Social Security Administration has registered 170 babies named Arlina between 1919 and 2023, spanning 105 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arlina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arlina performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Arlina shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Arlina in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arlina 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 170 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.

Arlina at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

170

Since 1919

105 years of records

Peak year

1993

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1919

Recorded for 105 years

Last year on file: 2023

Arlina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1919

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1993)
10
Annual births at peak — across 105 years of records
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Arlina by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
42 births that decade — 25% of Arlina's all-time total
1910s61920s71950s171960s171970s61980s291990s422000s232010s52020s18

Arlina by state

Where Arlina concentrates geographically — total births since 1919

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Arlina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
5 2.9%
#2 Texas
5 2.9%
Alabama share of Arlina's total US births 2.9%
Even split

5 of 170 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arlina?
170 babies have been named Arlina since 1919. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1993 with 10 births.
When was Arlina most popular?
Arlina was most popular in the 1990s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Arlina most popular?
The top states for the name Arlina are Alabama (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Arlina been used?
Arlina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 105 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Arlina?
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.

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, 1919–2023 (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.