Arlanda
Stockholm Arlanda Airport is the main international airport serving Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. It is located in Sigtuna Municipality, 37 km (23 mi) north of Stockholm and nearly 40 km (25 mi) southeast of Uppsala. The airport is located within Stockholm County.
Meaning & Origin of Arlanda
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Stockholm Arlanda Airport is the main international airport serving Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. It is located in Sigtuna Municipality, 37 km (23 mi) north of Stockholm and nearly 40 km (25 mi) southeast of Uppsala. The airport is located within Stockholm County.
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The Story of Arlanda
As a girl name
Arlanda first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1962, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1968, when 9 Arlandas were born — ranking #4,779 that year. As of 2026, Arlanda ranks #8,317 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 67 Arlandas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Arlanda first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1949, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1949, when 5 Arlandas were born — ranking #3,690 that year. As of 2026, Arlanda ranks #5,844 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 25 Arlandas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Arlanda
Arlanda is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1962 and has accumulated 67 births in the dataset. Arlanda's peak popularity came in 1968 when it ranked #4,779. Use the chart and map above to compare Arlanda'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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