Arlen Boy
How popular is Arlen?
#1,585 boy name in 2025
107 baby boys were named Arlen in the US in 2025, making it the 1585th most popular boy name. Another 22 girls got the name (#5,553 for girls).
Arlen popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,585 for boys (▲ 100 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 107 boys, 22 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+81% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,252 in 2015, #2,113 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1934 (206 boys) |
| Highest rank | #380 in 1934 |
| First recorded | 1909 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 80% boys, 20% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Arlen 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 Arlen is most popular
Babies named Arlen per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Wisconsin: 0.1 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- Tennessee: 0.1 per 1,000 (14 boys)
- Washington: 0.1 per 1,000 (12 boys)
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (28 boys)
- Colorado: 0.1 per 1,000 (7 boys)
Arlen by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | #1,439 |
| 1910s | 106 | #1,192 |
| 1920s | 389 | #620 |
| 1930s | 1,648 | #380 |
| 1940s | 957 | #535 |
| 1950s | 1,220 | #587 |
| 1960s | 602 | #851 |
| 1970s | 347 | #1,157 |
| 1980s | 372 | #1,353 |
| 1990s | 327 | #2,021 |
| 2000s | 318 | #2,429 |
| 2010s | 513 | #2,090 |
| 2020s | 541 | #1,585 |
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Questions
- Is Arlen a boy or girl name?
- Arlen is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 80% of babies named Arlen were boys.
- How popular is the name Arlen?
- 107 baby boys were named Arlen in the US in 2025, making it the 1585th most popular boy name. Another 22 girls got the name (#5,553 for girls).
- When was Arlen most popular?
- Arlen peaked in 1934, when 206 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #380 in 1934.
- How many people are named Arlen?
- 8,154 babies have been named Arlen in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,142 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 43.
- Where is Arlen most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Arlen was most common in Wisconsin, at 0.1 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.