How Many People Are Named Arlin?
people named Arlin are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 118,510 people in the US has this name
Based on 4,884 babies named Arlin in Social Security records from 1910 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
85 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Arlin, 26.8% were girls and 73.2% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Arlin rose from 1.9% in the 1910s to 22.6% in the 2020s. It was highest in the 2000s, at 61.9%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Arlin alive today is about 40 years old, and 45% are under 30. Half of them were between 16 and 65 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Arlin first appears in the records in 1910 and was given most often in 1935, to 85 babies. In 2025, 52 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1910 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Arlin has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #641, in 1935. In 2025 it ranked #2,767. Among girls, its best rank was #3,246, in 2002.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,767 | #13,365 |
| Best rank | #641 (1935) | #3,246 (2002) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #730 in the 1930s | #4,619 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Arlin alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Arlin were born in California than in any other state: about 224 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Arlin was given 8 times as often in Iowa, 4.3 times in Alabama and 3.7 times in Minnesota.
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