How Many People Are Named Arlan?
An estimated 2,069 people in the United States have the first name Arlan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 51 years old, and Arlan peaked in popularity in 1936 with 87 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Arlan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Arlan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,069
About 1 in 165,662 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
51
years old
Peak Year
1936
87 births
Total Registered
3,377
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Arlan
Arlan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,377 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Arlan as a male name
Ranked #2,745 in 2024
47 male births in 2024
Peak: 1936 (87 births)
Arlan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Arlan span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 606 babies were registered. While Arlan is less common than at its peak in the 1940s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Arlan by Decade
How has Arlan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Arlan by State
Birth registrations for Arlan span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Iowa. The lowest are in Oregon, Ohio, Indiana. On average, about 58 Arlans were registered per state.
Arlan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Arlan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Arlan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Arlan?
We estimate approximately 2,069 people named Arlan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 165,662 Americans share this first name.
Is Arlan a common name?
Arlan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,377 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Arlan most popular?
Arlan reached peak popularity in 1936, when 87 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Arlan is approximately 51 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Arlan a male name?
Arlan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Arlan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Arlan Smith, Arlan Johnson, Arlan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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