Arlan

Given to 3,434 US babies since 1912

▲ Rising +37% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#2390
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
57
boys 57
Peak year
1936
87 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
3,434
since 1912

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Arlan was most popular in 1936, when 87 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.08 per 1,000). In 2025, 57 babies were named Arlan, ranking #2390 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 37%.00.0250.050.0750.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1936 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Arlan was most popular in 1936, when 87 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.08 per 1,000). In 2025, 57 babies were named Arlan, ranking #2390 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 37%.00.0250.050.0750.11880192019602000Peak 1936

Arlan was most popular in 1936, when 87 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.08 per 1,000). In 2025, 57 babies were named Arlan, ranking #2390 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 37%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 57 2390
2024 <5 — 47 2750
2023 <5 — 49 2660
2022 <5 — 34 3412
2021 <5 — 40 3021
2020 <5 — 43 2806
2019 <5 — 34 3347
2018 <5 — 37 3106
2017 <5 — 29 3678
2016 <5 — 25 4098
2015 <5 — 24 4179
2014 <5 — 18 5066
2013 <5 — 21 4463
2012 <5 — 16 5482
2011 <5 — 22 4356
2010 <5 — 19 4848
2009 <5 — 16 5554
2008 <5 — 12 6763
2007 <5 — 16 5434
2006 <5 — 22 4223
2005 <5 — 15 5278
2004 <5 — 12 6138
2003 <5 — 11 6258
2002 <5 — 13 5395
2001 <5 — 7 8339
2000 <5 — 10 6316
1999 <5 — 8 7139
1998 <5 — 12 5159
1997 <5 — 13 4668
1996 <5 — 7 7136
1995 <5 — 5 8868
1994 <5 — 10 5452
1993 <5 — 12 4697
1992 <5 — 11 4872
1991 <5 — 13 4231
1990 <5 — 13 4167
1989 <5 — 11 4527
1988 <5 — 14 3523
1987 <5 — 14 3339
1986 <5 — 12 3653
1985 <5 — 9 4333
1984 <5 — 10 3925
1983 <5 — 10 3884
1982 <5 — 11 3692
1981 <5 — 16 2779
1980 <5 — 15 2965
1979 <5 — 13 3168
1978 <5 — 15 2799
1977 <5 — 11 3386
1976 <5 — 11 3264
1975 <5 — 13 2902
1974 <5 — 22 1983
1973 <5 — 18 2216
1972 <5 — 20 2020
1971 <5 — 26 1745
1970 <5 — 20 1989
1969 <5 — 20 1861
1968 <5 — 20 1788
1967 <5 — 27 1476
1966 <5 — 26 1510
1965 <5 — 31 1386
1964 <5 — 34 1350
1963 <5 — 29 1455
1962 <5 — 34 1341
1961 <5 — 42 1222
1960 <5 — 46 1152
1959 <5 — 67 939
1958 <5 — 53 1049
1957 <5 — 52 1050
1956 <5 — 47 1106
1955 <5 — 51 1054
1954 <5 — 55 1007
1953 <5 — 38 1214
1952 <5 — 54 968
1951 <5 — 53 963
1950 <5 — 47 1022
1949 <5 — 51 967
1948 <5 — 66 838
1947 <5 — 58 916
1946 <5 — 55 890
1945 <5 — 65 761
1944 <5 — 59 814
1943 <5 — 61 846
1942 <5 — 56 876
1941 <5 — 69 746
1940 <5 — 66 758
1939 <5 — 65 745
1938 <5 — 69 736
1937 <5 — 56 817
1936 <5 — 87 625
1935 <5 — 58 814
1934 <5 — 65 762
1933 <5 — 63 770
1932 <5 — 40 1056
1931 <5 — 48 939
1930 <5 — 53 915
1929 <5 — 33 1214
1928 <5 — 28 1382
1927 <5 — 33 1267
1926 <5 — 21 1661
1925 <5 — 25 1493
1924 <5 — 28 1414
1923 <5 — 23 1589
1922 <5 — 26 1470
1921 <5 — 27 1448
1920 <5 — 20 1747
1919 <5 — 13 2265
1918 <5 — 16 1998
1917 <5 — 9 2732
1916 <5 — 15 1949
1915 <5 — 11 2310
1914 <5 — 9 2271
1913 <5 — 9 1945
1912 <5 — 8 1885

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Other spellings

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Where Arlan is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.