Arlean Girl
How popular is Arlean?
Peaked in 1918
No babies were recorded with the name Arlean in 2025. It was most used in 1918, when 44 girls got the name.
602living people named Arlean (est.)
73median age of people named Arlean
1,673babies named Arlean since 1880
Arlean popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Not used lately |
| Peak year | 1918 (44 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,098 in 1914 |
| First recorded | 1892 |
Arlean counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Arlene family of names ranked #854 for girls in 2025 (#709 the year before), with 270 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Arlene | 127 | 47% |
| Arlyn | 36 | 13% |
| Aralyn | 25 | 9% |
| Aralynn | 27 | 10% |
| Aaralyn | 13 | 5% |
| Arlynn | 14 | 5% |
| Arilyn | 9 | 3% |
| Arilynn | 7 | 3% |
| Aaralynn | 7 | 3% |
| Airalyn | 5 | 2% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Arlean by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 18 | #1,236 |
| 1900s | 79 | #1,101 |
| 1910s | 251 | #1,098 |
| 1920s | 364 | #1,237 |
| 1930s | 297 | #1,127 |
| 1940s | 242 | #1,518 |
| 1950s | 247 | #1,833 |
| 1960s | 140 | #2,096 |
| 1970s | 24 | #6,078 |
| 1980s | 11 | #9,820 |
Questions
- Is Arlean a boy or girl name?
- Arlean has mostly been a girl name. It hasn't been given to enough babies in the last 10 years to measure a recent split.
- How popular is the name Arlean?
- No babies were recorded with the name Arlean in 2025. It was most used in 1918, when 44 girls got the name.
- When was Arlean most popular?
- Arlean peaked in 1918, when 44 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,098 in 1914.
- How many people are named Arlean?
- 1,673 babies have been named Arlean in the US since 1880. We estimate about 602 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 73.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.