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Origin & history of Arlan1
ModernAmerican / InventedVariant roots
Arlan comes from the ModernAmerican / InventedVariant tradition, meaning Pledge, promise, oath, noble. | Formal: Noble pledge or oath..
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How popular is Arlan?
1936
peak year
Arlan reached its widest reach during the Great Depression years. In 1936, 87 babies received the name (ranked #626). In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #3308), with about 36 babies given the name annually. Arlan has been trending upward in recent years. The all-time total comes to roughly 3,377 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
87
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #626)
(ranked #626)
36
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
360
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
3,377
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Arlan1
Life path number
The Leader
Leadership, independence and pioneering spirit.
🌟Natural leader
⚡Independent
🔥Ambitious
💎Original thinker
A1
R9
L3
A1
N5
Sum: 19 → Life path 1
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Personality of Arlan🌟
Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
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Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
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Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
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Natural authority
Without trying, they earn respect.
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