Arlen
Quick answers about Arlen
How many people are named Arlen?
An estimated 3,995 living Americans are named Arlen.
How rare is Arlen?
Arlen is uncommon among babies today, with 107 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 48.1% from its 1934 peak.
How old is the typical Arlen?
The median age of a living American named Arlen is approximately 45 years, with most bearers falling between 15 and 69 years old.
Is Arlen still popular?
Yes — Arlen is currently rising in popularity, with 107 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 2× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Arlen most common?
Arlen has its strongest geographic signal in North Dakota, where it appears 15.0× more often than the national baseline.
Arlen is most concentrated in North Dakota — about 15.0× the national rate in the 1950s. It also runs high in Minnesota.
States where Arlen is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.