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Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Arlan

Gender

Male

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
Oath
Celtic
Hebrew
Pledge.

Syllables

2

Pronunciation

a-rlan, ar-lan

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1936 (rank #625, 87 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2390, 57 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoys
202557
202447
202349
202234
202140
202043
201934
201837
201729
201625

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #1796, 14 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202514
20249
20238
20229
20215
20208
20198
20186
20176
20167

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2007 (rank #3792, 4 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4813, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
20233
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence