Girls' name · since 1883
Arline
Arline has 17,590 recorded births since 1883 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,154 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17,590
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Arline sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 17,590 recorded since 1883.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arline has been recorded 17,590 times among girls since 1883, 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 1883 to 2023.
- #1,154 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 17,590 born since 1883
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arline ranks #1,154 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17,590 born since 1883, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,154 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17,590
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Arline's 17,590 recorded births place it above 98.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Arline's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Arline's full recorded timeline at 1953, 9% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 91% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1885, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 677 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Arline popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–2023
- Peak year (1924)
- 677
- Annual births at peak, across 141 years of records
Arline popularity over time - boys
36 total births recorded since 1917 (Arline as boys' name)
Arline by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (5,829 births, 33% of the file).
1920s was Arline's strongest decade.
5,829 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Arline births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 42
1880s
42 births
- 1890s 265
1890s
265 births
- 1900s 620
1900s
620 births
- 1910s
1910s
3,125 births
- 1920s
1920s
5,829 births
- 1930s
1930s
4,024 births
- 1940s 1,866
1940s
1,866 births
- 1950s 709
1950s
709 births
- 1960s 414
1960s
414 births
- 1970s 136
1970s
136 births
- 1980s 132
1980s
132 births
- 1990s 167
1990s
167 births
- 2000s 166
2000s
166 births
- 2010s 69
2010s
69 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 5,829 births (33% of all-time use).
How Arline compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Arline's total volume
Arline by state
Where Arline concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 3,135 | 17.8% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 1,074 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 1,054 | 6.0% |
| #4 | California | | 906 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 872 | 5.0% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 802 | 4.6% |
| #7 | Wisconsin | | 730 | 4.2% |
| #8 | Connecticut | | 628 | 3.6% |
3,135 of 17,590 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Arline appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Arline's data
- Arline's decade-level peak was the 1920s (5,829 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Arlines (3,135 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Arline: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~140 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, 1883–2023 (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 Arline 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.