Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Arlen*

#1,325 most common boys' name of all time · #3,163 across all names · 90% male / 10% female · used 1909–2025 · notable crossover

Rank among boys
#1,325
Rank overall
#3,163 of 105,966
First appeared
1909
Years on the list
114 of 146
All-time
8,154
Since 2016
982
Peak year
1934 #381
Best rank
#381 1934
Girls Boys peak 215/yr
192019401960198020002020

Arlen first appears in 1909. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 22 107 129 #1,588
2024 20 99 119 #1,692
2023 22 101 123 #1,686
2022 24 80 104 #1,940
2021 17 88 105 #1,791
2020 17 66 83 #2,118
2019 24 68 92 #2,111
2018 21 55 76 #2,394
2017 13 66 79 #2,097
2016 12 60 72 #2,233
2015 22 59 81 #2,255
2014 16 53 69 #2,407
2013 11 42 53 #2,772
2012 15 42 57 #2,822
2011 23 41 64 #2,859
2010 9 27 36 #3,819
2009 22 34 56 #3,283
2008 17 26 43 #3,935
2007 31 31 62 #3,455
2006 14 43 57 #2,704
2005 19 47 66 #2,436
2004 22 32 54 #3,086
2003 21 27 48 #3,374
2002 17 32 49 #2,889
2001 23 23 46 #3,628
2000 26 23 49 #3,549
1999 10 28 38 #2,955
1998 19 32 51 #2,601
1997 17 38 55 #2,237
1996 15 36 51 #2,266
1995 11 41 52 #2,035
1994 11 30 41 #2,510
1993 16 31 47 #2,409
1992 10 34 44 #2,222
1991 — 27 27 #2,556
1990 11 30 41 #2,319
1989 13 39 52 #1,900
1988 6 38 44 #1,797
1987 — 38 38 #1,741
1986 6 36 42 #1,733
1985 7 51 58 #1,357
1984 — 30 30 #1,861
1983 — 32 32 #1,757
1982 — 34 34 #1,713
1981 9 39 48 #1,558
1980 7 35 42 #1,668
1979 — 26 26 #2,003
1978 6 30 36 #1,773
1977 5 34 39 #1,623
1976 — 30 30 #1,724
1975 — 31 31 #1,642
1974 5 38 43 #1,399
1973 — 23 23 #1,888
1972 — 37 37 #1,404
1971 — 50 50 #1,162
1970 — 48 48 #1,200
1969 — 43 43 #1,207
1968 — 41 41 #1,199
1967 — 52 52 #1,014
1966 7 56 63 #977
1965 — 51 51 #1,040
1964 — 72 72 #898
1963 — 60 60 #980
1962 — 69 69 #914
1961 — 79 79 #864
1960 — 79 79 #857
1959 — 114 114 #719
1958 6 102 108 #735
1957 — 102 102 #745
1956 — 110 110 #707
1955 5 148 153 #612
1954 6 158 164 #588
1953 — 123 123 #643
1952 — 128 128 #622
1951 — 129 129 #621
1950 — 106 106 #675
1949 5 100 105 #685
1948 5 89 94 #709
1947 — 86 86 #746
1946 — 114 114 #607
1945 6 79 85 #682
1944 — 83 83 #683
1943 — 80 80 #722
1942 — 92 92 #676
1941 — 121 121 #540
1940 — 113 113 #559
1939 5 136 141 #494
1938 11 152 163 #471
1937 12 145 157 #467
1936 — 190 190 #400
1935 5 181 186 #409
1934 9 206 215 #381
1933 5 180 185 #401
1932 11 178 189 #419
1931 7 143 150 #473
1930 — 137 137 #510
1929 — 96 96 #626
1928 — 68 68 #794
1927 — 35 35 #1,245
1926 — 35 35 #1,238
1925 5 24 29 #1,570
1924 5 33 38 #1,283
1923 — 34 34 #1,253
1922 — 24 24 #1,580
1921 — 18 18 #1,959
1920 5 22 27 #1,685
1919 — 25 25 #1,475
1918 5 16 21 #2,047
1917 — 18 18 #1,799
1916 — 12 12 #2,339
1915 — 13 13 #2,140
1914 — 14 14 #1,753
1910 — 8 8 #1,310
1909 — 5 5 #1,643