Is Arlen a boy or girl name?
Arlen is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 19 girls and 99 boys were named Arlen, so 16.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 9.8% of the 8,023 US babies named Arlen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,680
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,174
- Babies named Arlen since 1909
- 8,023
- Most popular year
- 1934
- 215 babies
Boys and girls named Arlen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 106 | 5 | 4.5% |
| 1920s | 389 | 15 | 3.7% |
| 1930s | 1,648 | 65 | 3.8% |
| 1940s | 957 | 16 | 1.6% |
| 1950s | 1,220 | 17 | 1.4% |
| 1960s | 601 | 7 | 1.2% |
| 1970s | 347 | 16 | 4.4% |
| 1980s | 373 | 48 | 11.4% |
| 1990s | 327 | 120 | 26.8% |
| 2000s | 318 | 212 | 40% |
| 2010s | 512 | 166 | 24.5% |
| 2020s | 434 | 99 | 18.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 99 | #1,680 | 19 | #6,174 |
| 2023 | 101 | #1,681 | 22 | #5,567 |
| 2022 | 80 | #1,937 | 24 | #5,327 |
| 2021 | 88 | #1,790 | 17 | #6,722 |
| 2020 | 66 | #2,114 | 17 | #6,660 |
| 2019 | 67 | #2,131 | 24 | #5,324 |
| 2018 | 55 | #2,388 | 21 | #5,807 |
| 2017 | 66 | #2,092 | 13 | #8,342 |
| 2016 | 60 | #2,232 | 12 | #8,952 |
| 2015 | 59 | #2,255 | 22 | #5,853 |
| 2014 | 53 | #2,406 | 16 | #7,348 |
| 2013 | 42 | #2,766 | 11 | #9,685 |
| 2012 | 42 | #2,815 | 15 | #7,854 |
| 2011 | 41 | #2,856 | 23 | #5,752 |
| 2010 | 27 | #3,817 | 9 | #11,366 |
| 2009 | 34 | #3,278 | 22 | #6,120 |
| 2008 | 26 | #3,932 | 17 | #7,454 |
| 2007 | 31 | #3,451 | 31 | #4,696 |
| 2006 | 43 | #2,700 | 14 | #8,294 |
| 2005 | 47 | #2,433 | 19 | #6,291 |
| 2004 | 32 | #3,079 | 22 | #5,586 |
| 2003 | 27 | #3,367 | 21 | #5,604 |
| 2002 | 32 | #2,887 | 17 | #6,424 |
| 2001 | 23 | #3,621 | 23 | #5,028 |
| 2000 | 23 | #3,546 | 26 | #4,541 |
| 1999 | 28 | #2,945 | 10 | #8,865 |
| 1998 | 32 | #2,601 | 19 | #5,386 |
| 1997 | 38 | #2,232 | 17 | #5,651 |
| 1996 | 36 | #2,256 | 15 | #6,088 |
| 1995 | 41 | #2,027 | 11 | #7,560 |
| 1994 | 30 | #2,511 | 11 | #7,650 |
| 1993 | 31 | #2,404 | 16 | #5,695 |
| 1992 | 34 | #2,217 | 10 | #8,113 |
| 1991 | 27 | #2,548 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 30 | #2,316 | 11 | #7,344 |
| 1989 | 39 | #1,895 | 13 | #6,180 |
| 1988 | 38 | #1,790 | 6 | #10,462 |
| 1987 | 38 | #1,735 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 36 | #1,725 | 6 | #9,634 |
| 1985 | 51 | #1,356 | 7 | #8,400 |
| 1984 | 30 | #1,842 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 32 | #1,747 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 34 | #1,703 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 39 | #1,548 | 9 | #6,839 |
| 1980 | 36 | #1,621 | 7 | #8,227 |
| 1979 | 26 | #1,994 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 30 | #1,761 | 6 | #8,632 |
| 1977 | 34 | #1,608 | 5 | #9,744 |
| 1976 | 30 | #1,712 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 31 | #1,631 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 38 | #1,388 | 5 | #8,860 |
| 1973 | 23 | #1,877 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 37 | #1,391 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 50 | #1,157 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 48 | #1,193 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 43 | #1,199 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 41 | #1,184 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 52 | #1,003 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 56 | #970 | 7 | #5,296 |
| 1965 | 51 | #1,031 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 72 | #896 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 60 | #970 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 69 | #912 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 79 | #858 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 78 | #861 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 114 | #718 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 102 | #734 | 6 | #5,441 |
| 1957 | 102 | #743 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 110 | #706 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 148 | #609 | 5 | #5,868 |
| 1954 | 158 | #588 | 6 | #5,179 |
| 1953 | 123 | #642 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 128 | #622 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 129 | #620 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 106 | #674 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 100 | #683 | 5 | #5,283 |
| 1948 | 89 | #708 | 5 | #5,281 |
| 1947 | 86 | #742 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 114 | #604 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 79 | #676 | 6 | #4,049 |
| 1944 | 83 | #679 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 80 | #721 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 92 | #673 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 121 | #536 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 113 | #555 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 136 | #493 | 5 | #4,289 |
| 1938 | 152 | #470 | 11 | #2,590 |
| 1937 | 145 | #463 | 12 | #2,459 |
| 1936 | 190 | #399 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 181 | #407 | 5 | #4,246 |
| 1934 | 206 | #380 | 9 | #2,940 |
| 1933 | 180 | #400 | 5 | #4,257 |
| 1932 | 178 | #418 | 11 | #2,652 |
| 1931 | 143 | #473 | 7 | #3,513 |
| 1930 | 137 | #509 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 96 | #621 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 68 | #786 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 35 | #1,227 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 35 | #1,220 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 24 | #1,535 | 5 | #5,019 |
| 1924 | 33 | #1,264 | 5 | #5,125 |
| 1923 | 34 | #1,236 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 24 | #1,548 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 18 | #1,908 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 22 | #1,645 | 5 | #5,017 |
| 1919 | 25 | #1,453 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 16 | #2,004 | 5 | #4,861 |
| 1917 | 18 | #1,757 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 12 | #2,269 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 13 | #2,074 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 14 | #1,693 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 8 | #1,202 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,461 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Arlen reached #380 in 1934. As a girl name, it reached #2,459 in 1937. 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 Arlen
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.