Arland
Arland is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Arland
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Arland is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Arland
Arland first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1901, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1935, when 51 Arlands were born — ranking #881 that year. As of 2026, Arland ranks #8,947 for baby boys with 8 births, falling sharply (-34%). In total, more than 2K Arlands have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Arland
Arland is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1901 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Arland's peak popularity came in 1935 when it ranked #881. Use the chart and map above to compare Arland's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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