Is Arlyn a boy or girl name?
Arlyn is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 44 girls and 14 boys were named Arlyn, so 75.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 51.6% of the 4,473 US babies named Arlyn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #6,191
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,507
- Babies named Arlyn since 1912
- 4,473
- Most popular year
- 1934
- 75 babies
Boys and girls named Arlyn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 58 | 48 | 45.3% |
| 1920s | 214 | 137 | 39% |
| 1930s | 432 | 171 | 28.4% |
| 1940s | 435 | 129 | 22.9% |
| 1950s | 356 | 115 | 24.4% |
| 1960s | 193 | 85 | 30.6% |
| 1970s | 164 | 93 | 36.2% |
| 1980s | 51 | 129 | 71.7% |
| 1990s | 51 | 257 | 83.4% |
| 2000s | 47 | 491 | 91.3% |
| 2010s | 106 | 442 | 80.7% |
| 2020s | 58 | 211 | 78.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14 | #6,191 | 44 | #3,507 |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,550 | 39 | #3,842 |
| 2022 | 13 | #6,505 | 49 | #3,279 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,221 | 30 | #4,519 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,125 | 49 | #3,182 |
| 2019 | 17 | #5,357 | 37 | #3,933 |
| 2018 | 15 | #5,794 | 39 | #3,794 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,198 | 46 | #3,396 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,384 | 38 | #3,933 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,803 | 44 | #3,537 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,594 | 35 | #4,189 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,577 | 53 | #3,083 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,597 | 55 | #3,047 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,910 | 44 | #3,554 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,867 | 51 | #3,210 |
| 2009 | 6 | #11,104 | 53 | #3,163 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,932 | 56 | #3,059 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,226 | 59 | #3,002 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,418 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,355 | 41 | #3,593 |
| 2004 | 6 | #10,049 | 55 | #2,891 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,662 | 56 | #2,773 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,104 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,555 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,478 | 41 | #3,276 |
| 1999 | 5 | #10,024 | 40 | #3,191 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,550 | 48 | #2,761 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,374 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,597 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,953 | 21 | #4,685 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,898 | 21 | #4,698 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,863 | 16 | #5,696 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,712 | 21 | #4,700 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,981 | 19 | #5,015 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 15 | #5,852 |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,987 | 23 | #4,129 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,226 | 10 | #7,159 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,826 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,984 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,490 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,334 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,152 | 12 | #5,482 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,255 | 7 | #8,294 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,538 | 14 | #4,978 |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,435 | 11 | #5,935 |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,579 | 8 | #7,365 |
| 1978 | 23 | #2,072 | 9 | #6,420 |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,049 | 9 | #6,385 |
| 1976 | 17 | #2,514 | 10 | #5,622 |
| 1975 | 15 | #2,644 | 7 | #7,220 |
| 1974 | 18 | #2,280 | 9 | #5,800 |
| 1973 | 14 | #2,611 | 10 | #5,215 |
| 1972 | 16 | #2,327 | 9 | #5,499 |
| 1971 | 20 | #2,060 | 10 | #5,154 |
| 1970 | 17 | #2,217 | 12 | #4,512 |
| 1969 | 17 | #2,050 | 8 | #5,480 |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,386 | 6 | #6,300 |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,777 | 7 | #5,483 |
| 1966 | 16 | #1,970 | 9 | #4,513 |
| 1965 | 20 | #1,776 | 8 | #4,849 |
| 1964 | 20 | #1,796 | 7 | #5,504 |
| 1963 | 23 | #1,660 | 10 | #4,283 |
| 1962 | 24 | #1,626 | 10 | #4,279 |
| 1961 | 28 | #1,520 | 11 | #4,024 |
| 1960 | 29 | #1,489 | 9 | #4,454 |
| 1959 | 39 | #1,246 | 8 | #4,652 |
| 1958 | 33 | #1,345 | 11 | #3,760 |
| 1957 | 27 | #1,512 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 44 | #1,140 | 10 | #3,922 |
| 1955 | 29 | #1,421 | 14 | #3,103 |
| 1954 | 35 | #1,268 | 15 | #2,895 |
| 1953 | 32 | #1,333 | 10 | #3,702 |
| 1952 | 34 | #1,269 | 13 | #3,046 |
| 1951 | 46 | #1,054 | 20 | #2,250 |
| 1950 | 37 | #1,184 | 14 | #2,784 |
| 1949 | 38 | #1,145 | 15 | #2,629 |
| 1948 | 36 | #1,195 | 13 | #2,840 |
| 1947 | 48 | #1,036 | 18 | #2,357 |
| 1946 | 50 | #944 | 19 | #2,157 |
| 1945 | 41 | #995 | 12 | #2,609 |
| 1944 | 37 | #1,087 | 9 | #3,150 |
| 1943 | 41 | #1,054 | 10 | #3,050 |
| 1942 | 48 | #958 | 15 | #2,316 |
| 1941 | 49 | #905 | 6 | #3,982 |
| 1940 | 47 | #929 | 12 | #2,431 |
| 1939 | 66 | #738 | 7 | #3,448 |
| 1938 | 42 | #977 | 14 | #2,233 |
| 1937 | 38 | #1,034 | 23 | #1,582 |
| 1936 | 48 | #882 | 18 | #1,807 |
| 1935 | 36 | #1,078 | 19 | #1,784 |
| 1934 | 53 | #860 | 22 | #1,607 |
| 1933 | 39 | #1,031 | 19 | #1,782 |
| 1932 | 40 | #1,059 | 15 | #2,143 |
| 1931 | 36 | #1,130 | 14 | #2,209 |
| 1930 | 34 | #1,218 | 20 | #1,820 |
| 1929 | 35 | #1,175 | 10 | #2,933 |
| 1928 | 21 | #1,651 | 16 | #2,195 |
| 1927 | 22 | #1,648 | 20 | #1,941 |
| 1926 | 27 | #1,406 | 15 | #2,360 |
| 1925 | 26 | #1,452 | 14 | #2,494 |
| 1924 | 24 | #1,578 | 22 | #1,875 |
| 1923 | 14 | #2,228 | 9 | #3,378 |
| 1922 | 13 | #2,347 | 10 | #3,166 |
| 1921 | 12 | #2,506 | 12 | #2,778 |
| 1920 | 20 | #1,753 | 9 | #3,355 |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,190 | 9 | #3,234 |
| 1918 | 9 | #2,893 | 9 | #3,258 |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,235 | 6 | #4,122 |
| 1916 | 12 | #2,270 | 10 | #2,843 |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,103 | 9 | #2,913 |
| 1914 | 8 | #2,463 | 5 | #3,652 |
| 1913 | 5 | #2,843 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,567 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Arlyn reached #738 in 1939. As a girl name, it reached #1,582 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 Arlyn
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.