Arlene
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Arlene
Popular in the US from the 1920s to the 1950s, Arlene is of uncertain origin and seems to be a modern innovation, perhaps based on names like Marlene and Darlene which were popular around the same time. Nowadays, the -lene names are mostly outdated, although the recent rise of retro Arlette could make Arlene seem plausible again as well.
Arlene is also given to boys.
Pronounced ar-LEEN.
As of October 2026, Arlene ranked #1632 for girls in US births in 2025 and #6261 for boys in US births in 1989 SSA, peaked at #53 for girls in 1934 and #1404 for boys in 1937.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,487 | 150 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #1,381 | 171 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #1,524 | 148 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #1,466 | 153 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #1,787 | 114 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #1,727 | 120 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #1,569 | 134 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #1,769 | 115 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #1,740 | 119 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #1,804 | 112 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #1,798 | 111 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #1,632 | 127 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Arlene for girls
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Arlene on lists
Famous Arlenes
- Arlene DahlGirl
American actress
- Arlene DickinsonGirl
Canadian businesswoman, star of TV's "Dragon's Den"
- Arlene PhillipsGirl
English choreographer and TV personality
- Arlene FrancisGirl
American actress and TV personality
- Arlene SanfordGirl
American TV director
- Arlene Martel (born Arline Greta Sax)Girl
American actress
- Arlene Hannah ButterGirl
birth name of the late performance artist Hannah Wilke
Arlene in pop culture
- Annoying ArleneGirl
minor character on "Dude, I'm In the Band"
- Arlene LorenzoGirl
character in the 1999 comedy film "Dick" about President Richard Nixon
- ArleneGirl
cat character in the Garfield comics and films
- Arlene FowlerGirl
character in the True Blood series
- Arlene LuthorGirl
character in DC Comics