The first name Arleen
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name originating as a coinage, variant of Arlene.
A form of Arlene.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Arleen last appeared in the official list in 2023, given to 5 girls. It peaked in 2018, with 5 births (#3,985).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Arleen with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Arleen at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 19 girls born in the United States were named Arleen, the 6,145th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1939, when 415 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- How popular is the name Arleen?
- In 2023, 5 girls born in England and Wales were named Arleen, ranking 4,056th. Its peak was 2018, with 5 births.
- Is Arleen a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 12,617 US babies named Arleen since 1880 were girls.
- When was Arleen most popular?
- 1939 in the United States, when 415 babies were named Arleen, its highest rank at 303rd.
- What name is Arleen a form of?
- Arleen is a form of Arlene.