Given name & surname
Arland
“a solemn, binding promise”
Arland is a variant of Arlen. One interpretation is “a solemn, binding promise.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Arland is a variant of Arlen. One interpretation is “a solemn, binding promise.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1901. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Arland through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,812
- 1,807 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1935
- 51 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #8,977 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +12%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,977 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 51 in 1935. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 832 as a first name in 2020; 195 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Arland, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% boys
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>99% boys