Arlyn

Where Arlyn comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Arlyn.

Arlyn through the years
  1. 1914
    First appearance
    #3,618 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1937
    Peak, #1,580
    23 babies named Arlyn, its best rank.
  3. 1939
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #3,429.
  4. 1944
    Arlyn Phoenix born
    American activist
  5. 1983
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Arlyn Phoenix · American activist, born 1944

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.