NameTides

Arleen

Arleen was the #6,116 girls' name in the US in 2025 (19 babies), and #2,730 in Canada.

Arleen as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Arleen as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUS
Arleen as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#6,116 (19)———#2,730 (7)
2024#4,772 (28)———#1,409 (17)
2023#4,191 (34)#4,057 (5)———
2022#3,416 (46)———#2,133 (9)
2021#3,678 (41)#3,961 (5)——#1,778 (12)
2020#3,676 (40)———#2,873 (6)
2019#4,653 (29)#5,591 (3)——#2,374 (8)
2018#2,782 (61)#3,985 (5)——#1,996 (10)
2017#3,305 (48)————
2016#3,229 (50)———#2,595 (7)
2015#2,964 (58)———#2,363 (8)
2014#2,739 (63)———#2,617 (7)
2013#3,573 (43)————
2012#3,006 (56)———#3,334 (5)
2011#2,838 (61)———#2,899 (6)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1939 at #303.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1898.

How common is it?

about 1 in 83,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 83,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 21,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Arleen is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 91,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 68,000 to 1 in 120,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Arleen by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,276CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Arleen (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ArleenCanadaGirls#2,7307
ArleenEngland & WalesGirls—too few
ArleenIrelandGirls—too few
ArleenNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
ArleenScotlandGirls—too few
ArleenUSGirls#6,11619
ArleenUSBoys—too few