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Unisex name

Arlyn

52% girls, 48% boys · 52 born in 2025

Arlyn has been given to about 4,525 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1934, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 3,496
Median age today39 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Arlyn per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1934 · 75
  • Born in 202552
  • All time4,525

How popular is Arlyn?

Its best year was 1934, when 75 babies were given the name, ranking 1607th. The typical living American called Arlyn is about 39 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Arlyn

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Marlyn0.88
  2. Carlyn0.88
  3. Allyn0.85
  4. Arlin0.82
  5. Ailyn0.78
  6. Jaclyn0.75
  7. Ashlyn0.75
  8. Katlyn0.75

Middle names for Arlyn

Ranked by flow score
  1. Arlyn Eve0.80
  2. Arlyn Elizabeth0.78
  3. Arlyn Josephine0.78
  4. Arlyn Rose0.77
  5. Arlyn Louise0.77
  6. Arlyn June0.76

Sibling names for Arlyn

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Santosbrother · 0.86
  2. Conradbrother · 0.86
  3. Macbrother · 0.85
  4. Merritteither · 0.85
  5. Theodorasister · 0.84
  6. Rheasister · 0.83

Where Arlyn is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Arlyn White0.72
  2. Arlyn Reyes0.72
  3. Arlyn Moore0.72
  4. Arlyn Lee0.72
  5. Arlyn Hill0.72
  6. Arlyn Green0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Arlyn

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020

Arlyn across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.