Girls' name · since 1911
Arlyne
Arlyne has 1,469 recorded births since 1911 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,773 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,469
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Arlyne is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,469 have been recorded since 1911.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arlyne has been recorded 1,469 times among girls since 1911, 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 1911 to 2018.
- #5,773 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,469 born since 1911
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arlyne ranks #5,773 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,469 born since 1911, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,773 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,469
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Arlyne's 1,469 recorded births place it above 92.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Arlyne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Arlyne splits its recorded history at 1950: 22% of all births land in the more recent half, 78% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1957 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 67 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Arlyne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2018
- Peak year (1921)
- 67
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Arlyne by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (414 births, 28% of the file).
1920s was Arlyne's strongest decade.
414 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Arlyne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
203 births
- 1920s
1920s
414 births
- 1930s
1930s
327 births
- 1940s
1940s
205 births
- 1950s 98
1950s
98 births
- 1960s 26
1960s
26 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 43
1990s
43 births
- 2000s 75
2000s
75 births
- 2010s 67
2010s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 414 births (28% of all-time use).
How Arlyne 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 Arlyne's total volume
Arlyne by state
Where Arlyne concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 183 | 12.5% |
| #2 | Wisconsin | | 49 | 3.3% |
| #3 | California | | 38 | 2.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 36 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Minnesota | | 33 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Connecticut | | 7 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Iowa | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Nebraska | | 5 | 0.3% |
183 of 1,469 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Arlyne appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Arlyne's data
- Arlyne's decade-level peak was the 1920s (414 total births); usage has since declined to 67 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Arlynes (183 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Arlyne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1911–2018 (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 Arlyne 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.