Feminine dossier · first seen 1911

Arlyne

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1921

Peak era

1921

Peak births

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Greatest Generation

Quick answers about Arlyne

How many people are named Arlyne?

An estimated 360 living Americans are named Arlyne.

How rare is Arlyne?

Arlyne fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

How old is the typical Arlyne?

The median age of a living American named Arlyne is approximately 34 years, with most bearers falling between 20 and 76 years old.

Is Arlyne still popular?

Not especially. Arlyne has been declining since its 1921 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Where is Arlyne most common?

Arlyne has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 3.2× more often than the national baseline.

1911Peak 19212025

Peak year

1921

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

1,469

Arlyne last appeared in SSA records in 2018. Across its recorded history, about 1,469 American girls received the name.

Arlyne peaked in 1921, when 67 girls were given the name.

No girls were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 1,469 Americans named Arlyne since 1911.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1921

Living profile

481

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age70

Core range24–83

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Glacier

A long-duration classic distributed across many generations.

Geographic heartland

New York

3.2× higher affinity than the national baseline.

New York · 1940s 3.2×

New York · 1930s 2.2×

New York · 1920s 1.7×