girl's name

Arline

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 17,661

Arline is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2023 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1924, when 677 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1883.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Arline over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.

5,843
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Arline by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 42
1890s 265
1900s 620
1910s 3,135
1920s 5,843
1930s 4,036
1940s 1,866
1950s 709
1960s 414
1970s 136
1980s 132
1990s 167
2000s 166
2010s 69
2020s (to 2023) 26

How popular is Arline?

In 2023, Arline was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Arline is used

France #6,208 5 in 2022
United States #15,521 5 in 2023

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Arline

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Arline also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Arline over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Arline

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Arline — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Arline

How popular is the name Arline?

In 2023, Arline was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Arline a girl's or a boy's name?

Arline is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Arline?

Arline has 2 syllables.

When was Arline most popular?

Arline peaked in 1924, when 677 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.