Arlin is an uncommon variant of Arlene that peaked in 1935 and remains in steady use.
Arlin is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,768 among boys (46) and #13,370 among girls (6) — overall #5,479 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52 | 52 | #13,370 | #2,768 |
| 2024 | 66 | 66 | #10,359 | #2,423 |
| 2023 | 59 | 59 | #6,195 | #3,059 |
| 2022 | 64 | 64 | #6,259 | #2,833 |
| 2021 | 51 | 51 | #8,078 | #3,126 |
| 2020 | 49 | 49 | #9,018 | #3,028 |
| 2019 | 43 | 43 | #6,740 | #4,007 |
| 2018 | 35 | 35 | #9,222 | #4,235 |
| 2017 | 33 | 33 | #8,345 | #4,758 |
| 2016 | 29 | 29 | #8,955 | #5,336 |
| 2015 | 40 | 40 | #10,236 | #3,596 |
| 2014 | 44 | 44 | #6,231 | #4,145 |
| 2013 | 37 | 37 | #7,423 | #4,476 |
| 2012 | 44 | 44 | #6,619 | #4,013 |
| 2011 | 32 | 32 | #7,837 | #5,215 |
| 2010 | 39 | 39 | #6,936 | #4,527 |
| 2009 | 33 | 33 | #7,100 | #5,822 |
| 2008 | 41 | 41 | #6,584 | #4,551 |
| 2007 | 51 | 51 | #4,483 | #5,007 |
| 2006 | 51 | 51 | #4,080 | #5,543 |
| 2005 | 55 | 55 | #3,742 | #5,053 |
| 2004 | 42 | 42 | #5,997 | #4,014 |
| 2003 | 45 | 45 | #4,320 | #5,051 |
| 2002 | 57 | 57 | #3,250 | #5,153 |
| 2001 | 51 | 51 | #4,851 | #3,232 |
| 2000 | 46 | 46 | #4,194 | #4,401 |
| 1999 | 27 | 27 | #5,926 | #6,073 |
| 1998 | 31 | 31 | #6,406 | #4,213 |
| 1997 | 23 | — | #6,885 | #5,672 |
| 1996 | 38 | — | #6,089 | #3,113 |
| 1995 | 20 | — | #7,089 | #6,448 |
| 1994 | 36 | — | #4,531 | #4,305 |
| 1993 | 26 | — | #5,981 | #5,031 |
| 1992 | 37 | — | #5,501 | #3,229 |
| 1991 | 37 | — | #4,666 | #3,651 |
| 1990 | 30 | — | #5,575 | #3,985 |
| 1989 | 36 | — | #6,181 | #2,695 |
| 1988 | 31 | — | #8,450 | #2,516 |
| 1987 | 17 | — | #8,049 | #4,594 |
| 1986 | 29 | — | #5,779 | #2,898 |
| 1985 | 23 | — | #6,996 | #3,229 |
| 1984 | 24 | — | #4,491 | #4,578 |
| 1983 | 27 | — | #8,106 | #2,412 |
| 1982 | 21 | — | #7,520 | #3,301 |
| 1981 | 16 | — | #9,197 | #3,876 |
| 1980 | 18 | — | — | #2,621 |
| 1979 | 22 | — | #10,311 | #2,677 |
| 1978 | 18 | — | — | #2,482 |
| 1977 | 17 | — | — | #2,564 |
| 1976 | 14 | — | — | #2,834 |
| 1975 | 18 | — | — | #2,366 |
| 1974 | 21 | — | — | #2,057 |
| 1973 | 18 | — | — | #2,222 |
| 1972 | 22 | — | — | #1,931 |
| 1971 | 20 | — | — | #2,057 |
| 1970 | 40 | — | #8,058 | #1,419 |
| 1969 | 25 | — | — | #1,643 |
| 1968 | 35 | — | — | #1,285 |
| 1967 | 23 | — | — | #1,610 |
| 1966 | 29 | — | — | #1,429 |
| 1965 | 36 | — | — | #1,274 |
| 1964 | 33 | — | — | #1,371 |
| 1963 | 42 | — | — | #1,197 |
| 1962 | 39 | — | — | #1,244 |
| 1961 | 32 | — | — | #1,407 |
| 1960 | 48 | — | — | #1,131 |
| 1959 | 44 | — | — | #1,173 |
| 1958 | 47 | — | — | #1,114 |
| 1957 | 46 | — | — | #1,131 |
| 1956 | 57 | — | — | #987 |
| 1955 | 48 | — | — | #1,084 |
| 1954 | 30 | — | — | #1,383 |
| 1953 | 67 | — | — | #878 |
| 1952 | 52 | — | — | #994 |
| 1951 | 58 | — | — | #919 |
| 1950 | 53 | — | — | #949 |
| 1949 | 51 | — | — | #968 |
| 1948 | 55 | — | — | #933 |
| 1947 | 71 | — | — | #823 |
| 1946 | 51 | — | — | #935 |
| 1945 | 53 | — | — | #860 |
| 1944 | 45 | — | — | #964 |
| 1943 | 69 | — | — | #788 |
| 1942 | 55 | — | — | #888 |
| 1941 | 64 | — | — | #778 |
| 1940 | 75 | — | #4,401 | #729 |
| 1939 | 75 | — | — | #686 |
| 1938 | 84 | — | — | #652 |
| 1937 | 56 | — | — | #818 |
| 1936 | 73 | — | #4,225 | #729 |
| 1935 | 85 | — | — | #641 |
| 1934 | 81 | — | — | #673 |
| 1933 | 81 | — | — | #643 |
| 1932 | 70 | — | — | #746 |
| 1931 | 62 | — | — | #794 |
| 1930 | 62 | — | #4,591 | #874 |
| 1929 | 56 | — | — | #889 |
| 1928 | 66 | — | — | #807 |
| 1927 | 55 | — | — | #924 |
| 1926 | 56 | — | — | #895 |
| 1925 | 44 | — | #5,021 | #1,122 |
| 1924 | 60 | — | #4,020 | #962 |
| 1923 | 50 | — | — | #979 |
| 1922 | 48 | — | — | #1,023 |
| 1921 | 36 | — | — | #1,199 |
| 1920 | 39 | — | — | #1,140 |
| 1919 | 38 | — | — | #1,124 |
| 1918 | 45 | — | #4,863 | #1,079 |
| 1917 | 28 | — | — | #1,292 |
| 1916 | 34 | — | — | #1,121 |
| 1915 | 46 | — | — | #916 |
| 1914 | 28 | — | — | #1,073 |
| 1913 | 24 | — | — | #1,024 |
| 1912 | 8 | — | — | #1,898 |
| 1911 | 6 | — | — | #1,546 |
| 1910 | 9 | — | — | #1,120 |