Unisex name · since 1914

Arlyn

2,344 babies named Arlyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#4,224 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,987 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,344
born since 1914
2000s
peak decade

Arlyn currently ranks #3987 among unisex names in America, with 2,344 babies recorded since 1914.

Social Security Administration records show Arlyn recorded 2,344 times among girls since 1914, holding rank #3987 nationally today, ahead of 77% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.

  • #4,224 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #3,987 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 2,344 born since 1914
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arlyn ranks #4,224 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,987 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,344 born since 1914, peaking in the 2000s.

#4,224 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,987 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,344
born since 1914
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%76.9%
Arlyn vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Arlyn's 2,344 recorded births place it above 94.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

7 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Arlyn compares

2,344 Top 21% higher than 79% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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

Arlyn's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Arlyn Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 2,344 376 567,345
Peak-year births 59 21 19,840

Arlyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Arlyn's full recorded timeline at 1970, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 59 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Arlyn popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
59
Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
020406080 191419281942195619711985199920132025 36

Arlyn popularity over time - boys

2,181 total births recorded since 1912 (Arlyn as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 2,181 births
020406080 191219251938195119641977199520132025 16

Arlyn by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (491 births, 21% of the file).

2000s was Arlyn's strongest decade.

491 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.

Arlyn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 491 births (21% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Arlyn 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 Arlyn's total volume

Arlyn vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -27, 15.2%-30, 9%-30, 6.2%-143, 3.8%-146, 2.6%-92, 4.3%-109, 12.4%-99, 3.5%-38, 6.7%-145, 3.1%-117, 2.4%-141, 6%-104, 7.5%-51, 5.4%-22, 11.5%Arlyn-112, 2.5%Arlyn
Arlyn vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Arlyn by state

Where Arlyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1914

Regionally concentrated
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Arlyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
479 20.4%
#2 Texas
156 6.7%
#3 New York
75 3.2%
#4 Arizona
17 0.7%
#5 Wisconsin
12 0.5%
#6 Michigan
5 0.2%
#7 New Jersey
5 0.2%
California share of Arlyn's total US births 20.4%
Even split

479 of 2,344 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arlyn? ▼
Arlyn has been given to 2,344 babies in the U.S. since 1914, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #4,224 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #3,987 of 17,297. 59 babies were born in 2007, its single highest year.
Where does Arlyn sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arlyn ranks #4,224 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,987 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Arlyn most popular? ▼
Arlyn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 491 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Arlyn most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Arlyn are California (479 births), Texas (156 births), New York (75 births).
Is Arlyn a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Arlyn is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 2,344 births, and as a boy's name it has 2,181 births.
How long has the name Arlyn been used? ▼
Arlyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 112 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Arlyn? ▼
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.

What to do with Arlyn's data

  • Arlyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (491 total births) through the 2020s (247) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Arlyns (479 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Arlyn

Nearby Names Like Arlyn

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Arlyn

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Arlette Girl
#494 8,109 births
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#269 6,840 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Arlyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1914–2025 (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 Arlyn 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.