Arlan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AR-lan
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,859 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,390 for boys
Arlan is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 1,859th for boys in the UK (14 babies) and 2,390th for boys in the US (57 babies).
Where does Arlan come from?
Several possible sources, including a Kazakh name and the surname Arlen
Is Arlan a girl's or a boy's name?
Arlan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 boys in the UK and 57 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Arlan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,859among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 21,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 39% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the UK were named Arlan, making it the 1,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd.
2025 had the most boys named Arlan of any year since it first appeared, in 2005.
Half of all the boys named Arlan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 68 boys in the UK were given Arlan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #567, up from #1,859 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,795th in England and Wales.
Arlan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #1,859 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
How popular is Arlan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,390among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 57about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 34% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 57 boys in the US were named Arlan, making it the 2,390th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,805th. Its busiest year was 1936, with 87 boys. It first appears in the records in 1912.
2025 had more boys named Arlan than any year since 1959.
Half of all the boys named Arlan in the US since 1880 were born between 1938 and 1981, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 242 boys in the US were given Arlan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #885, up from #2,390 for this spelling alone.
Arlan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57 | #2,390 |
| 2024 | 47 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 49 | #2,659 |
| 2022 | 34 | #3,410 |
| 2021 | 40 | #3,020 |
| 2020 | 43 | #2,805 |
| 2019 | 34 | #3,344 |
| 2018 | 37 | #3,104 |
| 2017 | 29 | #3,674 |
| 2016 | 25 | #4,097 |
| 2015 | 24 | #4,177 |
| 2014 | 18 | #5,062 |
| 2013 | 21 | #4,461 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,476 |
| 2011 | 22 | #4,354 |
| 2010 | 19 | #4,845 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,431 |
| 2006 | 22 | #4,219 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,273 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,132 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,388 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,309 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,690 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,223 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,161 |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,521 |
| 1988 | 14 | #3,518 |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,334 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,649 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,328 |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,922 |
| 1983 | 10 | #3,882 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,690 |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,777 |
| 1980 | 15 | #2,964 |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,167 |
| 1978 | 15 | #2,798 |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,384 |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,262 |
| 1975 | 13 | #2,900 |
| 1974 | 22 | #1,983 |
| 1973 | 18 | #2,214 |
| 1972 | 20 | #2,020 |
| 1971 | 26 | #1,744 |
| 1970 | 20 | #1,988 |
| 1969 | 20 | #1,860 |
| 1968 | 20 | #1,787 |
| 1967 | 27 | #1,475 |
| 1966 | 26 | #1,509 |
| 1965 | 31 | #1,385 |
| 1964 | 34 | #1,349 |
| 1963 | 29 | #1,454 |
| 1962 | 34 | #1,340 |
| 1961 | 42 | #1,221 |
| 1960 | 46 | #1,151 |
| 1959 | 67 | #938 |
| 1958 | 53 | #1,048 |
| 1957 | 52 | #1,049 |
| 1956 | 47 | #1,105 |
| 1955 | 51 | #1,053 |
| 1954 | 55 | #1,006 |
| 1953 | 38 | #1,213 |
| 1952 | 54 | #967 |
| 1951 | 53 | #962 |
| 1950 | 47 | #1,021 |
| 1949 | 51 | #966 |
| 1948 | 66 | #837 |
| 1947 | 58 | #915 |
| 1946 | 55 | #890 |
| 1945 | 65 | #761 |
| 1944 | 59 | #814 |
| 1943 | 61 | #846 |
| 1942 | 56 | #876 |
| 1941 | 69 | #746 |
| 1940 | 66 | #758 |
| 1939 | 65 | #745 |
| 1938 | 69 | #736 |
| 1937 | 56 | #817 |
| 1936 | 87 | #625 |
| 1935 | 58 | #814 |
| 1934 | 65 | #762 |
| 1933 | 63 | #770 |
| 1932 | 40 | #1,056 |
| 1931 | 48 | #939 |
| 1930 | 53 | #915 |
| 1929 | 33 | #1,214 |
| 1928 | 28 | #1,382 |
| 1927 | 33 | #1,267 |
| 1926 | 21 | #1,661 |
| 1925 | 25 | #1,493 |
| 1924 | 28 | #1,414 |
| 1923 | 23 | #1,588 |
| 1922 | 26 | #1,470 |
| 1921 | 27 | #1,448 |
| 1920 | 20 | #1,747 |
| 1919 | 13 | #2,264 |
| 1918 | 16 | #1,997 |
| 1917 | 9 | #2,731 |
| 1916 | 15 | #1,948 |
| 1915 | 11 | #2,309 |
| 1914 | 9 | #2,270 |
| 1913 | 9 | #1,944 |
| 1912 | 8 | #1,884 |
Names like Arlan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Teddy Ronnie Nolan Osian Rowan Conan Roman Frankie Robin Freddie Dougie Arthur
Other spellings of Arlan
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Arlan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/arlan, updated 20 October 2026.