Is Arlan a boy or girl name?
Arlan is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 47 boys were named Arlan, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 3,377 US babies named Arlan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,745
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Arlan since 1912
- 3,377
- Most popular year
- 1936
- 87 babies
Boys and girls named Arlan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 90 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 264 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 604 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 606 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 517 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 309 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 169 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 122 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 104 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 134 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 245 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 213 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 47 | #2,745 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 49 | #2,655 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 34 | #3,415 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 40 | #3,022 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 43 | #2,806 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 34 | #3,350 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 37 | #3,111 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 29 | #3,682 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 25 | #4,103 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 24 | #4,186 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 18 | #5,078 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 21 | #4,475 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,498 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 22 | #4,369 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 19 | #4,855 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,575 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,788 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,451 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 22 | #4,233 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,303 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,158 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,291 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,419 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,398 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,349 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,193 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,173 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,681 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,188 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,959 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,482 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,714 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,891 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,246 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,185 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,540 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 14 | #3,533 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,347 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,665 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,351 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,940 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 10 | #3,898 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,701 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,787 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 15 | #2,973 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,184 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 15 | #2,802 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,401 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,274 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 13 | #2,916 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 22 | #1,990 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 18 | #2,222 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 20 | #2,021 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 26 | #1,747 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 20 | #1,990 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 20 | #1,863 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 20 | #1,791 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 27 | #1,477 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 26 | #1,513 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 31 | #1,386 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 34 | #1,352 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 29 | #1,456 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 34 | #1,344 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 42 | #1,222 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 46 | #1,154 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 67 | #939 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 53 | #1,049 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 52 | #1,051 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 47 | #1,108 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 51 | #1,055 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 55 | #1,008 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 38 | #1,213 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 54 | #969 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 53 | #964 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 47 | #1,021 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 51 | #967 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 66 | #838 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 58 | #917 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 55 | #890 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 65 | #761 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 59 | #814 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 61 | #846 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 56 | #876 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 69 | #746 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 66 | #758 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 65 | #745 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 69 | #736 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 56 | #817 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 87 | #626 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 58 | #814 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 65 | #763 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 63 | #770 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 40 | #1,058 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 48 | #940 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 53 | #915 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 33 | #1,218 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 28 | #1,383 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 33 | #1,269 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 21 | #1,664 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 25 | #1,497 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 28 | #1,416 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 23 | #1,595 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 26 | #1,473 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 27 | #1,451 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 20 | #1,752 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 13 | #2,271 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 16 | #2,003 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 9 | #2,741 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 15 | #1,955 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 11 | #2,316 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 9 | #2,281 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 9 | #1,954 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 8 | #1,897 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Arlan reached #626 in 1936. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1930s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Arlan
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.