Arlyn
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning eagle lake; a form of Harlan or Arlen.
Arlyn by the numbers
Arlyn was given to 55 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 66 babies in 1939, making it a 1930s name.
Other names that come from Harlan
Like Arlyn, each of these traces back to Harlan: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Arlyn. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Arlyn
Names that are said the same way as Arlyn, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a bird
Like Arlyn, each of these has a bird in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Avalife; bird15,914 in the US (2017)
- Remingtonraven settlement; from the raven farm2,251 in the US (2017)
- Phoenixmythical bird that rises from ashes2,184 in the US (2017)
- Alondralark; a form of Alondra844 in the US (2017)
- Jennasmall bird or paradise; form of Jinn804 in the US (2017)
- Ravendark-haired; from the bird name742 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Arlyn
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