Masculine dossier · first seen 1912

Arlan

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Arlan
Creator: Social Security Administration

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1936

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Silent Generation

1912Peak 19362024

Peak year

1936

Decline from peak

46%

2024

All-time

3,377

Arlan is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1936, when 87 boys were named Arlan.

In 2024, only 47 boys were given the name.

All told, about 3,377 Americans have been named Arlan and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1912.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationSilent Generation

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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