Is Arlin a boy or girl name?
Arlin is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 9 girls and 57 boys were named Arlin, so 13.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 16.7% of the 4,832 US babies named Arlin were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,418
- Girl rank, 2024
- #10,324
- Babies named Arlin since 1910
- 4,832
- Most popular year
- 1935
- 85 babies
Boys and girls named Arlin, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 261 | 5 | 1.9% |
| 1920s | 498 | 12 | 2.4% |
| 1930s | 719 | 10 | 1.4% |
| 1940s | 584 | 5 | 0.8% |
| 1950s | 502 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 342 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 200 | 10 | 4.8% |
| 1980s | 155 | 87 | 36% |
| 1990s | 142 | 163 | 53.4% |
| 2000s | 180 | 292 | 61.9% |
| 2010s | 225 | 151 | 40.2% |
| 2020s | 218 | 71 | 24.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 57 | #2,418 | 9 | #10,324 |
| 2023 | 40 | #3,055 | 19 | #6,189 |
| 2022 | 45 | #2,830 | 19 | #6,251 |
| 2021 | 38 | #3,125 | 13 | #8,075 |
| 2020 | 38 | #3,028 | 11 | #9,011 |
| 2019 | 26 | #4,006 | 17 | #6,735 |
| 2018 | 24 | #4,234 | 11 | #9,220 |
| 2017 | 20 | #4,756 | 13 | #8,343 |
| 2016 | 17 | #5,333 | 12 | #8,953 |
| 2015 | 30 | #3,594 | 10 | #10,233 |
| 2014 | 24 | #4,145 | 20 | #6,230 |
| 2013 | 21 | #4,476 | 16 | #7,421 |
| 2012 | 25 | #4,013 | 19 | #6,617 |
| 2011 | 17 | #5,215 | 15 | #7,836 |
| 2010 | 21 | #4,526 | 18 | #6,935 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,820 | 18 | #7,100 |
| 2008 | 21 | #4,550 | 20 | #6,584 |
| 2007 | 18 | #5,007 | 33 | #4,483 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,543 | 36 | #4,080 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,051 | 39 | #3,742 |
| 2004 | 22 | #4,014 | 20 | #5,997 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,050 | 30 | #4,320 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,153 | 43 | #3,250 |
| 2001 | 27 | #3,232 | 24 | #4,851 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,400 | 29 | #4,194 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,073 | 17 | #5,926 |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,213 | 15 | #6,406 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,672 | 13 | #6,885 |
| 1996 | 23 | #3,113 | 15 | #6,089 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,449 | 12 | #7,089 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,305 | 22 | #4,531 |
| 1993 | 11 | #5,032 | 15 | #5,981 |
| 1992 | 20 | #3,230 | 17 | #5,501 |
| 1991 | 16 | #3,650 | 21 | #4,666 |
| 1990 | 14 | #3,985 | 16 | #5,575 |
| 1989 | 23 | #2,696 | 13 | #6,181 |
| 1988 | 23 | #2,516 | 8 | #8,450 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,594 | 8 | #8,049 |
| 1986 | 17 | #2,898 | 12 | #5,779 |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,229 | 9 | #6,996 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,579 | 16 | #4,491 |
| 1983 | 20 | #2,412 | 7 | #8,106 |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,301 | 8 | #7,520 |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,875 | 6 | #9,196 |
| 1980 | 18 | #2,622 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 17 | #2,678 | 5 | #10,309 |
| 1978 | 18 | #2,482 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 17 | #2,564 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,835 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 18 | #2,366 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 21 | #2,057 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 18 | #2,223 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 22 | #1,931 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 20 | #2,059 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 35 | #1,419 | 5 | #8,059 |
| 1969 | 25 | #1,643 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 35 | #1,285 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 23 | #1,610 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 29 | #1,429 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 36 | #1,274 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 33 | #1,371 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 42 | #1,197 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 39 | #1,244 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 32 | #1,408 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 48 | #1,131 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 44 | #1,172 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 47 | #1,114 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 46 | #1,131 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 57 | #987 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 48 | #1,085 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 30 | #1,383 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 67 | #878 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 52 | #994 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 58 | #919 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 53 | #949 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 51 | #968 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 55 | #932 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 71 | #823 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 51 | #935 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 53 | #860 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 45 | #964 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 69 | #788 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 55 | #888 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 64 | #778 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 70 | #729 | 5 | #4,401 |
| 1939 | 75 | #686 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 84 | #652 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 56 | #818 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 68 | #729 | 5 | #4,225 |
| 1935 | 85 | #641 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 81 | #673 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 81 | #643 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 70 | #746 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 62 | #794 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 57 | #874 | 5 | #4,592 |
| 1929 | 56 | #889 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 66 | #807 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 55 | #924 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 56 | #895 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 39 | #1,122 | 5 | #5,021 |
| 1924 | 53 | #962 | 7 | #4,020 |
| 1923 | 50 | #979 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 48 | #1,024 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 36 | #1,198 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 39 | #1,140 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 38 | #1,124 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 40 | #1,079 | 5 | #4,863 |
| 1917 | 28 | #1,292 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 34 | #1,121 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 46 | #916 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 28 | #1,073 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 24 | #1,024 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 8 | #1,898 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,546 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 9 | #1,120 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Arlin reached #641 in 1935. As a girl name, it reached #3,250 in 2002. 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 Arlin
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.