Arleen

#6,116 for girls in 2025, 19 births · Last seen for boys in 1942 at #3,212
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1939 · 415 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
12,611
since 1898

Arleen over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Arleen has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201962peak #303, 1939girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#6,11619—
2024#4,77228—
2023#4,19134—
2022#3,41646—
2021#3,67841—
2020#3,67640—
2019#4,65329—
2018#2,78261—
2017#3,30548—
2016#3,22950—
2015#2,96458—
2014#2,73963—
2013#3,57343—
2012#3,00656—
2011#2,83861—
2010#2,93858—
2009#3,36149—
2008#2,69068—
2007#3,21453—
2006#2,63168—
2005#2,40773—
2004#3,03351—
2003#2,99950—
2002#3,01448—
2001#3,00947—
2000#3,33440—
1999#2,81248—
1998#2,88945—
1997#3,54732—
1996#3,23736—
1995#3,35733—
1994#3,09837—
1993#3,10837—
1992#3,58130—
1991#2,93539—
1990#3,15635—
1989#3,47729—
1988#2,93135—
1987#3,42426—
1986#2,51239—
1985#2,86032—
1984#3,06928—
1983#2,85330—
1982#2,95930—
1981#3,14727—
1980#3,06928—
1979#3,90319—
1978#2,85928—
1977#2,71530—
1976#3,00224—
1975#2,81126—
1974#2,75726—
1973#2,06439—
1972#2,05738—
1971#1,96643—
1970#1,61958—
1969#1,33872—
1968#1,14788—
1967#984107—
1966#879130—
1965#718190—
1964#762186—
1963#678220—
1962#595280—
1961#594286—
1960#636253—
1959#647239—
1958#728184—
1957#658224—
1956#645218—
1955#607232—
1954#652198—
1953#573236—
1952#594215—
1951#585214—
1950#557222—
1949#742133—
1948#569214—
1947#474301—
1946#484262—
1945#557174—
1944#465241—
1943#388353—
1942#414298#3,2126
1941#386316—
1940#417268—
1939#303415—
1938#375310—
1937#68898—
1936#66698—
1935#69393—
1934#70988—
1933#69388—
1932#656104—
1931#66799—
1930#566144—
1929#571143—
1928#555159—
1927#507191—
1926#562161—
1925#519185—
1924#543178—
1923#539176—
1922#579152—
1921#646131—
1920#617134—
1919#72194—
1918#74791—
1917#79276—
1916#79673—
1915#78770—
1914#87844—
1913#1,12024—
1912#1,00326—
1911#87524—
1910#1,20714—
1909#1,4719—
1908#1,13513—
1907#1,28910—
1906#1,4168—
1905#1,2989—
1904#1,8775—
1903#1,2049—
1902#1,7935—
1901#1,6795—
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First appearance
1898

The first year at least five girls were named Arleen! It came in at #1,700, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1900–1902, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Arleen is popular in 1962

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Arleen, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Arleen, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Arleen, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Arleen, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Arleen, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Arleen, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Arleen, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Arleen, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Arleen, so not publishedMNIllinois: #554 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 6,430 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Arleen, so not publishedWIMichigan: #780 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 13,680 girlsMINew York: #487 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 4,805 girlsNYMassachusetts: #549 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 10,273 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Arleen, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Arleen, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Arleen, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Arleen, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Arleen, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Arleen, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Arleen, so not publishedINOhio: #843 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 16,411 girlsOHPennsylvania: #493 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 6,138 girlsPANew Jersey: #431 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 4,389 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Arleen, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #475 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 3,943 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Arleen, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Arleen, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Arleen, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Arleen, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Arleen, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Arleen, so not publishedWVVirginia: #458 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,029 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Arleen, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Arleen, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Arleen, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #341 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,922 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Arleen, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Arleen, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Arleen, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #447 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,335 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #515 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,075 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Arleen, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Arleen, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #651 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,342 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Arleen, so not publishedMSAlabama: #460 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,168 girlsALGeorgia: #681 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,736 girlsGAHawaii: #263 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,060 girlsHITexas: #660 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 6,503 girlsTXFlorida: #465 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,100 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#263 · 1 in 1,060
  2. New Mexico#341 · 1 in 1,922
  3. New Jersey#431 · 1 in 4,389
  4. North Carolina#447 · 1 in 4,335
  5. Virginia#458 · 1 in 5,029

Best ever in a state: #88 in Hawaii, 1940.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#26361 in 1,060
New Mexico#34161 in 1,922
New Jersey#431131 in 4,389
North Carolina#447111 in 4,335
Virginia#45881 in 5,029
Alabama#46081 in 4,168
Florida#465121 in 4,100
California#475441 in 3,943
New York#487341 in 4,805
Pennsylvania#493171 in 6,138
South Carolina#51551 in 5,075
Massachusetts#54951 in 10,273
Illinois#554161 in 6,430
Louisiana#65161 in 6,342
Texas#660171 in 6,503
Georgia#68151 in 8,736
Michigan#78061 in 13,680
Ohio#84361 in 16,411
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Arleen
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 1,344 spots since 2024 (#4,772 → #6,116)
  • 2,440 spots since 2020 (#3,676 → #6,116)
  • 3,152 spots since 2015 (#2,964 → #6,116)
  • Biggest jump: 332 spots in 1911 (#1,207 → #875)
  • Biggest drop: 173 spots in 1949 (#569 → #742)
Rise & fade · girls
41 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1898
  • Peaked 1939 at #303 (415 births)
  • Births halved by 1945, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 55 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 55 yrs · run 1914–1967
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,642
  • Highest: 1 in 2,642 girls born in 1939 were named Arleen (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 84,593 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1940s
  • 20.3% of all girls named Arleen (2,560) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s12#1,278 (1899)#1,489
1900s73#1,135 (1908)#1,462
1910s536#721 (1919)#893
1920s1,610#507 (1927)#564
1930s1,537#303 (1939)#602
1940s2,560#386 (1941)#490
1950s2,182#557 (1950)#625
1960s1,812#594 (1961)#833
1970s331#1,619 (1970)#2,575
1980s304#2,512 (1986)#3,030
1990s372#2,812 (1999)#3,172
2000s547#2,407 (2005)#2,969
2010s527#2,739 (2014)#3,203
2020s208#3,416 (2022)#4,308

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Arleen in 1962

girls
#595
280 births · 1 in 7,024 girls

Top girls' names in 1962

  1. #1Lisa46,069
  2. #2Mary43,502
  3. #3Susan35,752
  4. #4Karen35,184
  5. #5Linda31,461
  6. #6Patricia26,532
  7. #7Donna25,719
  8. #8Cynthia24,025
  9. #9Deborah22,889
  10. #10Sandra22,420
  11. #595Arleen280
More about 1962

girls

1,966,603 girls got a published name in 1962; 1 in 7,024 of them was named Arleen, which outranked 92.2% of the 7,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Arleen
  1. #591Janell282
  2. #593Dona281
  3. #593Shelli281
  4. #595Arleen280
  5. #596Caren279
  6. #596Lyn279
  7. #596Marisa279
Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,281Tiffany#2,070 → #789
  2. ↑ 879Whitney#1,627 → #748
  3. ↑ 541Zina#1,533 → #992
  4. ↑ 414Glynis#1,406 → #992
  5. ↑ 408Lolita#978 → #570
Fallers
  1. ↓ 300Fern#821 → #1,121
  2. ↓ 259Jacklyn#815 → #1,074
  3. ↓ 255Dorthy#929 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 224Laurene#943 → #1,167
  5. ↓ 215Jimmie#911 → #1,126

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1962 →