NameTides

Arlene

Arlene was the #1,631 girls' name in the US in 2025 (127 babies), and #5,927 in England & Wales and #2,730 in Canada.

Arlene as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Arlene 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.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Arlene 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.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
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#1,631 (127)#5,927 (3)——#2,730 (7)
2024#1,796 (112)#5,892 (3)——#3,383 (5)
2023#1,802 (112)——#856 (3)#2,027 (10)
2022#1,742 (119)———#3,228 (5)
2021#1,768 (115)———#2,185 (9)
2020#1,571 (134)———#1,662 (13)
2019#1,724 (120)———#2,610 (7)
2018#1,787 (114)#5,666 (3)——#2,344 (8)
2017#1,465 (153)————
2016#1,523 (148)#5,785 (3)———
2015#1,382 (171)#4,103 (5)——#2,011 (10)
2014#1,487 (150)———#2,185 (9)
2013#1,425 (159)———#2,888 (6)
2012#1,452 (157)———#2,601 (7)
2011#1,311 (179)———#2,618 (7)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1934 at #53.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1888.

How common is it?

about 1 in 13,000 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 13,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 83,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 21,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Arlene is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 13,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 12,000 to 1 in 15,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Arlene 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: #1,418NYMassachusetts: 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: #916INOhio: #1,271OHPennsylvania: #927PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,228CAUtah: 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: #1,406TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Arlene (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
ArleneCanadaGirls#2,7307
ArleneEngland & WalesGirls#5,9273
ArleneIrelandGirls—too few
ArleneNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
ArleneScotlandGirls—too few
ArleneUSGirls#1,631127
ArleneUSBoys—too few