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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1912

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 104 recorded years as a table

Arlyn, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1912	12
1913	10
1914	12
1915	8
1916	13
1917	8
1918	9
1919	5
1920	19
1921	11
1922	12
1923	13
1924	21
1925	23
1926	24
1927	20
1928	19
1929	33
1930	31
1931	35
1932	38
1933	39
1934	51
1935	35
1936	46
1937	36
1938	38
1939	60
1940	41
1941	40
1942	35
1943	29
1944	27
1945	30
1946	31
1947	26
1948	21
1949	21
1950	21
1951	24
1952	17
1953	16
1954	17
1955	14
1956	21
1957	13
1958	16
1959	18
1960	14
1961	13
1962	12
1963	11
1964	10
1965	11
1966	9
1967	5
1968	4
1969	10
1970	9
1971	11
1972	10
1973	9
1974	11
1975	10
1976	11
1977	8
1978	14
1979	6
1980	7
1981	4
1982	5
1983	5
1988	4
1989	2
1991	4
1992	4
1993	4
1994	5
1995	5
1998	3
1999	3
2000	3
2003	3
2004	3
2005	4
2007	4
2008	3
2009	3
2010	4
2011	3
2012	5
2013	5
2014	5
2015	4
2016	7
2017	5
2018	8
2019	9
2020	5
2021	5
2022	7
2023	8
2024	8
2025	9

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Arlyn isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

More like Arlyn

The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 16
Rank in 2025: #5,608
How rare: 1 in 106,754 boys
Since 1912: 2,181

Most popular in 1939, at 60 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 124% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.