Recorded 1935–2013 Girls' name Peak 1951 52 births

Arlynne — girls' name

52 babies named Arlynne in U.S. Social Security records since 1935, with the highest year being 1951. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

52 girls have been named Arlynne since 1935, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 2013.

52
total births
1935–2013
years on record
1950s
peak decade
29%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Arlynne was born in this single decade.

1951
Single peak year

15 babies were named Arlynne in 1951 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arlynne

The Social Security Administration has registered 52 babies named Arlynne between 1935 and 2013, spanning 79 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arlynne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1951, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arlynne performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Arlynne shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Arlynne in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arlynne in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 52 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Arlynne at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

52

Since 1935

79 years of records

Peak year

1951

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1935

Recorded for 79 years

Last year on file: 2013

Arlynne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1935

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1951)
15
Annual births at peak — across 79 years of records
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Arlynne by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
15 births that decade — 29% of Arlynne's all-time total
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Arlynne by state

Where Arlynne concentrates geographically — total births since 1935

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Arlynne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 9.6%
New York share of Arlynne's total US births 9.6%

5 of 52 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arlynne?
52 babies have been named Arlynne since 1935. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1951 with 15 births.
When was Arlynne most popular?
Arlynne was most popular in the 1950s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1951.
Where is Arlynne most popular?
The top states for the name Arlynne are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Arlynne been used?
Arlynne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1935, spanning 79 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Arlynne?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1935–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.