How popular is the name Arlene?

Arlene ranks 293rd among girls' names in US records, with 143,449 births since 1888. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,337.

Is Arlene a unisex name?

No. Arlene is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1934, when 3,917 children were given the name. It has been in use for 137 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#293 of girl names

Pronounced AA1 R L IY2 N (ARPABET)

Arlene is a girls' name, and first appears in 1888. It has been given to 143,449 children — the 293rd most common girls' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 37% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1934, when 3,917 children were given it.

1934Girls: 3,917Boys: 13

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Arlene?: Arlene ranks 293rd among girls' names in US records, with 143,449 births since 1888. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,337.
Is Arlene a unisex name?: No. Arlene is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Arlene most popular?: 1934, when 3,917 children were given the name. It has been in use for 137 years and is still recorded as of 2024.