Arland

Last seen for girls in 1950 at #5,301 · #8,910 for boys in 2025, 8 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
#881
1935 · 51 births
Debut · boys
1901
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
1,807
since 1901

Arland over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Arland has never cracked the top 800 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201950peak #881, 1935boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#8,9108
2024—#8,9878
2023—#10,8216
2022—#9,8237
2021—#8,8258
2020—#6,29613
2019—#7,17311
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2016—#8,1469
2015—#10,6446
2014—#8,7818
2013—#12,1365
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2011—#10,8086
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2009—#12,4915
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1997—#9,2655
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1994—#8,8005
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1989—#4,52711
1988—#4,7869
1987—#4,9688
1986—#5,9266
1985—#5,7856
1984—#4,9737
1983—#6,2385
1982——
1981—#6,2625
1980—#4,1349
1979—#5,3556
1978—#4,5547
1977—#3,8369
1976—#4,4187
1975—#5,4645
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1973—#3,6948
1972—#4,9865
1971—#3,6588
1970—#3,07110
1969—#2,41513
1968—#3,3657
1967—#2,03015
1966—#2,46511
1965—#2,47611
1964—#2,31013
1963—#2,11515
1962—#2,18614
1961—#2,24214
1960—#2,04216
1959—#1,70922
1958—#2,50611
1957—#2,27413
1956—#1,82119
1955—#1,64622
1954—#1,95616
1953—#1,83618
1952—#1,85617
1951—#1,64321
1950#5,3015#1,49924
1949—#1,27532
1948—#1,25633
1947—#1,48225
1946—#1,50922
1945—#1,37823
1944—#1,13534
1943—#1,36826
1942—#1,33427
1941—#1,18731
1940—#1,20831
1939—#99241
1938—#1,12533
1937—#96742
1936—#1,06836
1935—#88151
1934—#1,09236
1933—#98042
1932—#93748
1931—#95947
1930—#1,11639
1929—#1,19534
1928—#98049
1927—#1,37229
1926—#1,09242
1925—#1,07342
1924—#1,28732
1923—#1,11441
1922—#1,07243
1921—#1,29632
1920—#1,15738
1919—#1,62421
1918—#1,40426
1917—#1,47923
1916—#1,17631
1915—#1,30626
1914—#1,86812
1913—#1,67611
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1909—#1,4405
1908—#1,1137
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First appearance
1901

The first year at least five boys were named Arland! It came in at #943, and was given to 6 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1902–1907, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Arland is popular in 1950

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedWIMichigan: #511 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 15,553 boysMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Arland, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Michigan#511 · 1 in 15,553

Best ever in a state: #237 in Wisconsin, 1939.

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See more about Arland
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 77 spots since 2024 (#8,987 → #8,910)
  • 2,614 spots since 2020 (#6,296 → #8,910)
  • 1,734 spots since 2015 (#10,644 → #8,910)
  • Biggest jump: 392 spots in 1928 (#1,372 → #980)
  • Biggest drop: 216 spots in 1940 (#992 → #1,208)
Rise & fade · boys
34 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1901
  • Peaked 1935 at #881 (51 births)
  • Births halved by 1945, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 8 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 8 yrs · run 1931–1933
Share of babies · boys
1 in 17,745
  • Highest: 1 in 17,745 boys born in 1901 were named Arland (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 213,509 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #881 in 1935, was only 1 in 20,419 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1930s
  • 23.0% of all boys named Arland (415) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s18#943 (1901)#1,165
1910s155#1,176 (1916)#1,515
1920s382#980 (1928)#1,164
1930s415#881 (1935)#1,012
1940s284#1,135 (1944)#1,313
1950s183#1,499 (1950)#1,875
1960s129#2,030 (1967)#2,365
1970s65#3,071 (1970)#4,337
1980s66#4,134 (1980)#5,289
1990s10#8,800 (1994)#9,033
2000s5#12,491 (2009)#12,491
2010s45#7,173 (2019)#9,615
2020s50#6,296 (2020)#8,944

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Arland in 1950

girls
#5,301
5 births · 1 in 342,611 girls
boys
#1,499
24 births · 1 in 74,594 boys

Top girls' names in 1950

  1. #1Linda80,433
  2. #2Mary65,481
  3. #3Patricia47,944
  4. #4Barbara41,556
  5. #5Susan38,017
  6. #6Nancy29,617
  7. #7Deborah29,063
  8. #8Sandra28,896
  9. #9Carol26,163
  10. #10Kathleen25,706
  11. #5,301Arland5

Top boys' names in 1950

  1. #1James86,228
  2. #2Robert83,553
  3. #3John79,412
  4. #4Michael65,136
  5. #5David60,729
  6. #6William60,680
  7. #7Richard51,003
  8. #8Thomas45,596
  9. #9Charles39,095
  10. #10Gary33,737
  11. #1,499Arland24
More about 1950

girls

1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 342,611 of them was named Arland, which outranked 13.2% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Arland
  1. #4,738Zilphia6
  2. #4,738Zonia6
  3. #4,738Zulma6
  4. #5,301Arland5
  5. #5,301Abagail5
  6. #5,301Adonica5
  7. #5,301Adora5

Tied with 808 names at #5,301; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,242Mindy#2,013 → #771
  2. ↑ 649Geralyn#1,627 → #978
  3. ↑ 636Kyle#1,512 → #876
  4. ↑ 416Debrah#1,109 → #693
  5. ↑ 405Debbra#1,353 → #948
Fallers
  1. ↓ 241Luana#823 → #1,064
  2. ↓ 231Christene#930 → #1,161
  3. ↓ 216Pearline#785 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 210Ingrid#518 → #728
  5. ↓ 201Dayle#982 → #1,183

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,790,262 boys got a published name in 1950; 1 in 74,594 of them was named Arland, which outranked 64.3% of the 4,196 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Arland
  1. #1,464Sylvan25
  2. #1,464Tad25
  3. #1,464Verl25
  4. #1,499Arland24
  5. #1,499Acie24
  6. #1,499Algie24
  7. #1,499Calvert24
  8. #1,538Barrie23
  9. #1,538Berkley23
  10. #1,538Blane23

Tied with 38 names at #1,499; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 744Ezzard#1,616 → #872
  2. ↑ 510Kelvin#1,085 → #575
  3. ↑ 447Nancy#1,297 → #850
  4. ↑ 420Samual#1,380 → #960
  5. ↑ 376Shaun#1,275 → #899
Fallers
  1. ↓ 371Sharon#885 → #1,256
  2. ↓ 369Melvyn#770 → #1,139
  3. ↓ 367Les#997 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 351Delmas#905 → #1,256
  5. ↓ 315Denzil#808 → #1,123

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1950 →