Arlen
Boy · AR-len · English
Arlen is a boys' name of English origin. In 2025 it ranked 780th for boys in the UK (48 babies) and 1,585th for boys in the US (107 babies).
Where does Arlen come from?
English: from a surname of uncertain origin
- Say it
- AR-len
Is Arlen a girl's or a boy's name?
Arlen is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 48 boys in the UK and 22 girls and 107 boys in the US.
How popular is Arlen in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #780among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 48about 1 in 6,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 39% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 48 boys in the UK were named Arlen, making it the 780th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 981st. Its busiest year was 2021, with 59 boys.
Half of all the boys named Arlen in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 68 boys in the UK were given Arlen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #567, up from #780 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 763rd in England and Wales and 647th in Scotland.
Arlen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48 | #780 |
| 2024 | 38 | #899 |
| 2023 | 52 | #730 |
| 2022 | 43 | #813 |
| 2021 | 59 | #681 |
| 2020 | 32 | #981 |
| 2019 | 22 | #1,261 |
| 2018 | 45 | #796 |
| 2017 | 21 | #1,331 |
| 2016 | 23 | #1,268 |
| 2015 | 18 | #1,476 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
| 2013 | 12 | #1,901 |
| 2012 | 13 | #1,850 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 12 | #1,887 |
| 2009 | 11 | #1,959 |
| 2008 | 14 | #1,599 |
| 2007 | 10 | #1,987 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,583 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Arlen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,585among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 107about 1 in 16,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 62% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 107 boys in the US were named Arlen, making it the 1,585th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,113th. Its busiest year was 1934, with 206 boys. It first appears in the records in 1909. 22 girls were also named Arlen in 2025 (5,553rd for girls).
2025 had more boys named Arlen than any year since 1959.
Half of all the boys named Arlen in the US since 1880 were born between 1937 and 1986, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 242 boys in the US were given Arlen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #885, up from #1,585 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 17% of the babies named Arlen in the US were girls.
Arlen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 107 | #1,585 |
| 2024 | 99 | #1,685 |
| 2023 | 101 | #1,681 |
| 2022 | 80 | #1,937 |
| 2021 | 88 | #1,789 |
| 2020 | 66 | #2,113 |
| 2019 | 68 | #2,109 |
| 2018 | 55 | #2,384 |
| 2017 | 66 | #2,090 |
| 2016 | 60 | #2,228 |
| 2015 | 59 | #2,252 |
| 2014 | 53 | #2,400 |
| 2013 | 42 | #2,761 |
| 2012 | 42 | #2,810 |
| 2011 | 41 | #2,851 |
| 2010 | 27 | #3,811 |
| 2009 | 34 | #3,272 |
| 2008 | 26 | #3,918 |
| 2007 | 31 | #3,442 |
| 2006 | 43 | #2,697 |
| 2005 | 47 | #2,429 |
| 2004 | 32 | #3,070 |
| 2003 | 27 | #3,361 |
| 2002 | 32 | #2,878 |
| 2001 | 23 | #3,612 |
| 2000 | 23 | #3,530 |
| 1999 | 28 | #2,935 |
| 1998 | 32 | #2,596 |
| 1997 | 38 | #2,225 |
| 1996 | 36 | #2,249 |
| 1995 | 41 | #2,021 |
| 1994 | 30 | #2,497 |
| 1993 | 31 | #2,393 |
| 1992 | 34 | #2,209 |
| 1991 | 27 | #2,538 |
| 1990 | 30 | #2,303 |
| 1989 | 39 | #1,886 |
| 1988 | 38 | #1,785 |
| 1987 | 38 | #1,732 |
| 1986 | 36 | #1,724 |
| 1985 | 51 | #1,353 |
| 1984 | 30 | #1,841 |
| 1983 | 32 | #1,747 |
| 1982 | 34 | #1,699 |
| 1981 | 39 | #1,547 |
| 1980 | 35 | #1,655 |
| 1979 | 26 | #1,991 |
| 1978 | 30 | #1,760 |
| 1977 | 34 | #1,607 |
| 1976 | 30 | #1,710 |
| 1975 | 31 | #1,629 |
| 1974 | 38 | #1,388 |
| 1973 | 23 | #1,870 |
| 1972 | 37 | #1,391 |
| 1971 | 50 | #1,157 |
| 1970 | 48 | #1,192 |
| 1969 | 43 | #1,198 |
| 1968 | 41 | #1,183 |
| 1967 | 52 | #1,003 |
| 1966 | 56 | #968 |
| 1965 | 51 | #1,031 |
| 1964 | 72 | #895 |
| 1963 | 60 | #970 |
| 1962 | 69 | #911 |
| 1961 | 79 | #858 |
| 1960 | 79 | #851 |
| 1959 | 114 | #717 |
| 1958 | 102 | #732 |
| 1957 | 102 | #743 |
| 1956 | 110 | #704 |
| 1955 | 148 | #607 |
| 1954 | 158 | #587 |
| 1953 | 123 | #641 |
| 1952 | 128 | #621 |
| 1951 | 129 | #619 |
| 1950 | 106 | #673 |
| 1949 | 100 | #682 |
| 1948 | 89 | #707 |
| 1947 | 86 | #741 |
| 1946 | 114 | #603 |
| 1945 | 79 | #676 |
| 1944 | 83 | #679 |
| 1943 | 80 | #721 |
| 1942 | 92 | #673 |
| 1941 | 121 | #535 |
| 1940 | 113 | #555 |
| 1939 | 136 | #493 |
| 1938 | 152 | #470 |
| 1937 | 145 | #463 |
| 1936 | 190 | #399 |
| 1935 | 181 | #407 |
| 1934 | 206 | #380 |
| 1933 | 180 | #400 |
| 1932 | 178 | #418 |
| 1931 | 143 | #473 |
| 1930 | 137 | #508 |
| 1929 | 96 | #620 |
| 1928 | 68 | #786 |
| 1927 | 35 | #1,227 |
| 1926 | 35 | #1,219 |
| 1925 | 24 | #1,534 |
| 1924 | 33 | #1,263 |
| 1923 | 34 | #1,235 |
| 1922 | 24 | #1,545 |
| 1921 | 18 | #1,903 |
| 1920 | 22 | #1,642 |
| 1919 | 25 | #1,448 |
| 1918 | 16 | #1,997 |
| 1917 | 18 | #1,754 |
| 1916 | 12 | #2,258 |
| 1915 | 13 | #2,069 |
| 1914 | 14 | #1,686 |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 8 | #1,192 |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,439 |
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