Arline Girl
How popular is Arline?
Peaked in 1924
No babies were recorded with the name Arline in 2025. It was most used in 1924, when 677 girls got the name.
4,132living people named Arline (est.)
82median age of people named Arline
17,626babies named Arline since 1880
Arline popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-100% babies vs 2015) |
| Peak year | 1924 (677 girls) |
| Highest rank | #248 in 1936 |
| First recorded | 1883 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
Arline 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.
Arline by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 42 | #724 |
| 1890s | 265 | #494 |
| 1900s | 620 | #374 |
| 1910s | 3,125 | #270 |
| 1920s | 5,829 | #252 |
| 1930s | 4,024 | #248 |
| 1940s | 1,866 | #419 |
| 1950s | 709 | #903 |
| 1960s | 414 | #1,429 |
| 1970s | 136 | #3,014 |
| 1980s | 132 | #4,516 |
| 1990s | 167 | #3,635 |
| 2000s | 166 | #5,146 |
| 2010s | 69 | #9,031 |
| 2020s | 26 | #11,141 |
Questions
- Is Arline a boy or girl name?
- Arline is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Arline were girls.
- How popular is the name Arline?
- No babies were recorded with the name Arline in 2025. It was most used in 1924, when 677 girls got the name.
- When was Arline most popular?
- Arline peaked in 1924, when 677 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #248 in 1936.
- How many people are named Arline?
- 17,626 babies have been named Arline in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,132 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 82.
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.