Arlyn Boy & girl
How popular is Arlyn?
#3,974 girl name in 2025
36 baby girls were named Arlyn in the US in 2025, making it the 3974th most popular girl name. Another 16 boys got the name (#5,606 for boys).
Arlyn popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,974 for girls (▼ 458 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 36 girls, 16 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-18% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,533 in 2015, #3,179 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2007 (59 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,580 in 1937 |
| First recorded | 1914 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 24% boys, 76% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Arlyn 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.
Where Arlyn is most popular
Babies named Arlyn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (45 girls)
- Michigan: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (12 girls)
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Arlyn by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 48 | #2,832 |
| 1920s | 137 | #1,871 |
| 1930s | 171 | #1,580 |
| 1940s | 129 | #2,152 |
| 1950s | 115 | #2,244 |
| 1960s | 85 | #4,008 |
| 1970s | 93 | #4,491 |
| 1980s | 129 | #4,115 |
| 1990s | 257 | #2,753 |
| 2000s | 491 | #2,768 |
| 2010s | 442 | #3,039 |
| 2020s | 247 | #3,179 |
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Questions
- Is Arlyn a boy or girl name?
- Arlyn is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 24% of babies named Arlyn were boys and 76% were girls.
- How popular is the name Arlyn?
- 36 baby girls were named Arlyn in the US in 2025, making it the 3974th most popular girl name. Another 16 boys got the name (#5,606 for boys).
- When was Arlyn most popular?
- Arlyn peaked in 2007, when 59 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,580 in 1937.
- How many people are named Arlyn?
- 4,525 babies have been named Arlyn in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,096 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 30.
- Where is Arlyn most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Arlyn was most common in California, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls 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.