How Many People Are Named Arlyn?
people named Arlyn are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 112,097 people in the US has this name
Based on 4,525 babies named Arlyn in Social Security records from 1912 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
75 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Arlyn, 63% were girls and 37% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Arlyn rose from 45.3% in the 1910s to 76.9% in the 2020s. It was highest in the 2000s, at 91.3%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Arlyn alive today is about 38 years old, and 51% are under 30. Half of them were between 14 and 64 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Arlyn first appears in the records in 1912 and was given most often in 1934, to 75 babies. In 2025, 52 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1912 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Arlyn has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,582, in 1937. In 2025 it ranked #3,986. Among boys, its best rank was #738, in 1939.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,986 | #5,628 |
| Best rank | #1,582 (1937) | #738 (1939) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,177 in the 2000s | #1,040 in the 1940s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Arlyn alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Arlyn were born in California than in any other state: about 473 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Arlyn was given 10.2 times as often in Wisconsin, 6.5 times in Iowa and 5.2 times in Minnesota.
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