Girls' name · since 1924
Arlyce
Arlyce has 359 recorded births since 1924 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1941 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,439 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 359
- born since 1924
- 1930s
- peak decade
359 girls have been named Arlyce since 1924, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arlyce has been recorded 359 times among girls since 1924, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 1958.
- #14,439 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 359 born since 1924
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arlyce ranks #14,439 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 359 born since 1924, peaking in the 1930s.
- #14,439 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 359
- born since 1924
- 1930s
- peak decade
Arlyce's 359 recorded births place it above 80.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
Arlyce's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Arlyce's SSA record in two at 1941 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1953, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1941 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Arlyce popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1958
- Peak year (1941)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Arlyce by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (151 births, 42% of the file).
1930s was Arlyce's strongest decade.
151 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Arlyce births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 30
1920s
30 births
- 1930s
1930s
151 births
- 1940s
1940s
135 births
- 1950s 43
1950s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 151 births (42% of all-time use).
Arlyce by state
Where Arlyce concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 27 | 7.5% |
| #2 | South Dakota | | 10 | 2.8% |
| #3 | North Dakota | | 6 | 1.7% |
27 of 359 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Arlyce's data
- Arlyce's decade-level peak was the 1930s (151 total births); usage has since declined to 43 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Minnesota records the most Arlyces (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Arlyce: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1941)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1924–1958 (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 Arlyce 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.