Meaning and history
Arlene is a variant of Arline and, since the early 20th century, has been the most common spelling of the name.
20062006: 242 births, rank #1,056
2007: 225 births, rank #1,141
2008: 234 births, rank #1,104
2009: 194 births, rank #1,258
2010: 208 births, rank #1,165
20112011: 179 births, rank #1,311
2012: 157 births, rank #1,452
2013: 159 births, rank #1,425
2014: 150 births, rank #1,487
2015: 171 births, rank #1,382
20162016: 148 births, rank #1,523
2017: 153 births, rank #1,465
2018: 114 births, rank #1,787
2019: 120 births, rank #1,724
2020: 134 births, rank #1,571
20212021: 115 births, rank #1,768
2022: 119 births, rank #1,742
2023: 112 births, rank #1,802
2024: 112 births, rank #1,796
20252025: 127 births, rank #1,631
Arlene rose from #974 to #830 for girls between 2004 and 2005. Its highest annual birth count came in 1934, with 3,917 births.