Arlin Boy & girl
How popular is Arlin?
#2,764 boy name in 2025
46 baby boys were named Arlin in the US in 2025, making it the 2764th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
Arlin popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,764 for boys (▼ 346 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 46 boys, 6 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+53% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,590 in 2015, #3,024 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1935 (85 boys) |
| Highest rank | #641 in 1935 |
| First recorded | 1910 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 73% boys, 27% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Arlin counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Arlen family of names ranked #927 for boys in 2025 (#961 the year before), with 226 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Arlin is most popular
Babies named Arlin per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Pennsylvania: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (8 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Arlin by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 261 | #916 |
| 1920s | 498 | #806 |
| 1930s | 719 | #641 |
| 1940s | 584 | #729 |
| 1950s | 502 | #877 |
| 1960s | 342 | #1,130 |
| 1970s | 200 | #1,415 |
| 1980s | 155 | #2,407 |
| 1990s | 142 | #3,102 |
| 2000s | 180 | #3,223 |
| 2010s | 225 | #3,590 |
| 2020s | 264 | #2,418 |
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Questions
- Is Arlin a boy or girl name?
- Arlin is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 73% of babies named Arlin were boys and 27% were girls.
- How popular is the name Arlin?
- 46 baby boys were named Arlin in the US in 2025, making it the 2764th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
- When was Arlin most popular?
- Arlin peaked in 1935, when 85 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #641 in 1935.
- How many people are named Arlin?
- 4,884 babies have been named Arlin in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,937 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 36.
- Where is Arlin most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Arlin was most common in Pennsylvania, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
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.