Unisex name · since 1917
Arlynn
Arlynn has 600 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,552 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,535 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 600
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Arlynn is the #7535 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 600 recorded since 1917.
Arlynn has 600 recorded births among girls since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7535 as of the latest data, more common than 56% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #10,552 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,535 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 600 born since 1917
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arlynn ranks #10,552 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,535 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 600 born since 1917, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,552 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,535 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 600
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arlynn's 600 recorded births place it above 85.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Arlynn compares
600 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Arlynn's all-time total is 60% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arlynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 600 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 21 | 19,840 |
Arlynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Arlynn splits its recorded history at 1994: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1921 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Arlynn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Arlynn popularity over time - boys
61 total births recorded since 1921 (Arlynn as boys' name)
Arlynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (157 births, 26% of the file).
2010s was Arlynn's strongest decade.
157 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Arlynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1930s 17
1930s
17 births
- 1940s 60
1940s
60 births
- 1950s 37
1950s
37 births
- 1960s 32
1960s
32 births
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 29
1990s
29 births
- 2000s
2000s
111 births
- 2010s
2010s
157 births
- 2020s
2020s
104 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 157 births (26% of all-time use).
How Arlynn 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 Arlynn's total volume
Arlynn by state
Where Arlynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 21 | 3.5% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.8% |
21 of 600 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Arlynn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (157 total births) through the 2020s (104) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Arlynns (21 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Arlynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Arlynn 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.