Baby name

Arlene

Girl

Origin of the name

Arlene is a 20th-century name of uncertain origin.

Classic name

The high point came in 1934, with 3,917 births and the No. 53 spot that year. A lasting presence, with births recorded in 138 years out of 146. In 2025, it ranked No. 1631.

143,010births since 1880

1930sgeneration

No. 53rank at its peak, in 1934

Where babies named Arlene are born

1934

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The darker the blue, the more common Arlene is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Arlene is most common in North Dakota (3.2 times), South Dakota (2.9) and Maine (2.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Darlene 204,942
Marlene 130,573
Arline 17,590
Carlene 15,225
Earlene 14,165
Allene 8,762

Names from the same era

Marlene · Bobbie · Delores · Loretta · Billie · Jeanette

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