Boys' name · since 1912
Arlon
1,472 babies named Arlon in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1933. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,000 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,628 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,472
- born since 1912
- 1930s
- peak decade
Yes -- Arlon is the #5628 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,472 recorded since 1912.
Social Security Administration records show Arlon recorded 1,472 times among boys since 1912, holding rank #5628 nationally today, ahead of 60% of boys, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #4,000 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,628 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,472 born since 1912
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arlon ranks #4,000 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,628 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,472 born since 1912, peaking in the 1930s.
- #4,000 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,628 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,472
- born since 1912
- 1930s
- peak decade
Arlon's 1,472 recorded births place it above 91.2% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Arlon compares
1,472 Top 26% higher than 74% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Arlon's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arlon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,472 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 34 | 22,252 |
Arlon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Arlon's full recorded timeline at 1960, 28% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 72% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1912, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1933 peak of 38 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Arlon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (1933)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Arlon by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (280 births, 19% of the file).
1930s was Arlon's strongest decade.
280 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Arlon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 87
1910s
87 births
- 1920s
1920s
247 births
- 1930s
1930s
280 births
- 1940s
1940s
236 births
- 1950s
1950s
205 births
- 1960s
1960s
129 births
- 1970s 61
1970s
61 births
- 1980s 58
1980s
58 births
- 1990s 29
1990s
29 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
- 2010s 65
2010s
65 births
- 2020s 57
2020s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 280 births (19% of all-time use).
How Arlon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Arlon's total volume
Arlon by state
Where Arlon concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
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What to do with Arlon's data
- Arlon's decade-level peak was the 1930s (280 total births); usage has since declined to 57 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Arlons (142 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Arlon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1933)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Arlon 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.