Arlene
#1,631 for girls in 2025, 127 births · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #6,229
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1934 · 3,917 births
- Debut · girls
- 9 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 14 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 143,010since 1888
Arlene over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,631 | 127 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,796 | 112 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,802 | 112 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,742 | 119 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,768 | 115 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,571 | 134 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,724 | 120 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,787 | 114 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,465 | 153 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,523 | 148 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,382 | 171 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,487 | 150 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,425 | 159 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,452 | 157 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,311 | 179 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,165 | 208 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,258 | 194 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,104 | 234 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,141 | 225 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,056 | 242 | — | |
| 2005 | #830 | 307 | — | |
| 2004 | #974 | 244 | — | |
| 2003 | #849 | 285 | — | |
| 2002 | #759 | 318 | — | |
| 2001 | #827 | 280 | — | |
| 2000 | #798 | 286 | — | |
| 1999 | #722 | 313 | — | |
| 1998 | #726 | 304 | — | |
| 1997 | #679 | 319 | — | |
| 1996 | #705 | 302 | — | |
| 1995 | #705 | 297 | — | |
| 1994 | #702 | 298 | — | |
| 1993 | #652 | 342 | — | |
| 1992 | #616 | 369 | — | |
| 1991 | #659 | 332 | — | |
| 1990 | #679 | 314 | — | |
| 1989 | #622 | 341 | #6,229 | 7 |
| 1988 | #591 | 341 | — | |
| 1987 | #550 | 364 | — | |
| 1986 | #564 | 353 | #5,926 | 6 |
| 1985 | #568 | 347 | — | |
| 1984 | #543 | 350 | — | |
| 1983 | #516 | 369 | — | |
| 1982 | #487 | 421 | — | |
| 1981 | #495 | 413 | — | |
| 1980 | #520 | 371 | — | |
| 1979 | #564 | 325 | — | |
| 1978 | #521 | 355 | — | |
| 1977 | #487 | 391 | — | |
| 1976 | #462 | 416 | — | |
| 1975 | #461 | 408 | — | |
| 1974 | #444 | 435 | — | |
| 1973 | #400 | 501 | — | |
| 1972 | #401 | 500 | — | |
| 1971 | #380 | 605 | — | |
| 1970 | #349 | 718 | — | |
| 1969 | #330 | 737 | — | |
| 1968 | #324 | 719 | — | |
| 1967 | #310 | 773 | #3,966 | 5 |
| 1966 | #279 | 911 | — | |
| 1965 | #266 | 1,054 | — | |
| 1964 | #253 | 1,225 | — | |
| 1963 | #245 | 1,295 | #3,646 | 6 |
| 1962 | #237 | 1,341 | — | |
| 1961 | #216 | 1,554 | #3,652 | 6 |
| 1960 | #211 | 1,625 | #3,077 | 8 |
| 1959 | #199 | 1,790 | — | |
| 1958 | #192 | 1,778 | — | |
| 1957 | #203 | 1,693 | #3,552 | 6 |
| 1956 | #191 | 1,807 | — | |
| 1955 | #175 | 1,982 | #3,886 | 5 |
| 1954 | #169 | 2,075 | #3,827 | 5 |
| 1953 | #153 | 2,305 | #3,425 | 6 |
| 1952 | #147 | 2,330 | #3,734 | 5 |
| 1951 | #134 | 2,502 | — | |
| 1950 | #132 | 2,390 | #3,681 | 5 |
| 1949 | #133 | 2,395 | — | |
| 1948 | #125 | 2,480 | #3,668 | 5 |
| 1947 | #118 | 2,907 | #3,733 | 5 |
| 1946 | #113 | 2,801 | #2,919 | 7 |
| 1945 | #99 | 2,771 | #2,743 | 7 |
| 1944 | #101 | 2,714 | #1,988 | 13 |
| 1943 | #90 | 3,146 | #2,964 | 7 |
| 1942 | #83 | 3,331 | #1,730 | 17 |
| 1941 | #77 | 3,291 | #3,133 | 6 |
| 1940 | #75 | 3,257 | #1,802 | 15 |
| 1939 | #69 | 3,578 | #1,489 | 20 |
| 1938 | #63 | 3,894 | #1,521 | 20 |
| 1937 | #60 | 3,805 | #1,403 | 23 |
| 1936 | #54 | 3,898 | #1,801 | 15 |
| 1935 | #59 | 3,684 | #2,719 | 8 |
| 1934 | #53 | 3,917 | #2,022 | 13 |
| 1933 | #74 | 3,185 | #2,368 | 10 |
| 1932 | #80 | 3,109 | #1,922 | 15 |
| 1931 | #77 | 3,217 | #2,328 | 11 |
| 1930 | #103 | 2,509 | #2,178 | 13 |
| 1929 | #105 | 2,398 | #2,980 | 8 |
| 1928 | #106 | 2,521 | #2,659 | 10 |
| 1927 | #108 | 2,563 | #3,451 | 7 |
| 1926 | #108 | 2,522 | #2,904 | 9 |
| 1925 | #120 | 2,275 | #4,197 | 5 |
| 1924 | #122 | 2,277 | — | |
| 1923 | #127 | 2,090 | #3,822 | 6 |
| 1922 | #133 | 1,884 | #3,872 | 6 |
| 1921 | #138 | 1,837 | — | |
| 1920 | #145 | 1,594 | #4,286 | 5 |
| 1919 | #156 | 1,427 | — | |
| 1918 | #165 | 1,340 | — | |
| 1917 | #167 | 1,208 | — | |
| 1916 | #172 | 1,105 | #3,897 | 5 |
| 1915 | #193 | 864 | — | |
| 1914 | #209 | 608 | — | |
| 1913 | #218 | 471 | — | |
| 1912 | #246 | 325 | — | |
| 1911 | #257 | 226 | — | |
| 1910 | #268 | 207 | — | |
| 1909 | #282 | 160 | — | |
| 1908 | #296 | 143 | — | |
| 1907 | #351 | 101 | — | |
| 1906 | #325 | 107 | — | |
| 1905 | #386 | 77 | — | |
| 1904 | #421 | 59 | — | |
| 1903 | #388 | 67 | — | |
| 1902 | #459 | 47 | — | |
| 1901 | #487 | 38 | — | |
| 1900 | #494 | 47 | — | |
| 1899 | #514 | 33 | — | |
| 1898 | #586 | 30 | — | |
| 1897 | #567 | 28 | — | |
| 1896 | #514 | 33 | — | |
| 1895 | #638 | 23 | — | |
| 1894 | #682 | 19 | — | |
| 1893 | #713 | 17 | — | |
| 1892 | #666 | 19 | — | |
| 1891 | #750 | 13 | — | |
| 1890 | #825 | 11 | — | |
| 1889 | #1,279 | 5 | — | |
| 1888 | #894 | 9 | — | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Arlene! It came in at #894, and was given to 9 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1889, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Arlene is popular in 1935
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- North Dakota#16 · 1 in 68
- Alaska#17 · 1 in 42
- Washington#20 · 1 in 94
- South Dakota#22 · 1 in 100
- Illinois#23 · 1 in 115
Best ever in a state: #12 in North Dakota, 1937.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #16 | 81 | 1 in 68 |
| Alaska | #17 | 5 | 1 in 42 |
| Washington | #20 | 95 | 1 in 94 |
| South Dakota | #22 | 50 | 1 in 100 |
| Illinois | #23 | 437 | 1 in 115 |
| Wisconsin | #24 | 213 | 1 in 106 |
| Minnesota | #29 | 163 | 1 in 119 |
| Oregon | #30 | 44 | 1 in 115 |
| Montana | #32 | 29 | 1 in 128 |
| New York | #35 | 589 | 1 in 141 |
| Nebraska | #38 | 54 | 1 in 178 |
| Utah | #38 | 33 | 1 in 141 |
| Vermont | #38 | 21 | 1 in 120 |
| California | #43 | 184 | 1 in 190 |
| Iowa | #43 | 88 | 1 in 205 |
| Pennsylvania | #44 | 372 | 1 in 192 |
| Michigan | #45 | 197 | 1 in 193 |
| New Jersey | #46 | 140 | 1 in 168 |
| Rhode Island | #47 | 29 | 1 in 143 |
| New Hampshire | #49 | 22 | 1 in 142 |
| Maine | #56 | 36 | 1 in 175 |
| Idaho | #61 | 16 | 1 in 220 |
| Kansas | #61 | 48 | 1 in 267 |
| Connecticut | #62 | 43 | 1 in 220 |
| Massachusetts | #64 | 122 | 1 in 227 |
| Wyoming | #65 | 7 | 1 in 206 |
| Ohio | #67 | 145 | 1 in 316 |
| Colorado | #74 | 27 | 1 in 295 |
| Indiana | #85 | 53 | 1 in 429 |
| District of Columbia | #92 | 10 | 1 in 410 |
| Maryland | #98 | 30 | 1 in 385 |
| Missouri | #98 | 60 | 1 in 439 |
| Hawaii | #107 | 8 | 1 in 377 |
| New Mexico | #127 | 11 | 1 in 468 |
| West Virginia | #152 | 23 | 1 in 801 |
| Virginia | #155 | 29 | 1 in 789 |
| Arizona | #176 | 6 | 1 in 648 |
| Florida | #212 | 11 | 1 in 1,134 |
| North Carolina | #236 | 23 | 1 in 1,591 |
| Alabama | #276 | 16 | 1 in 1,829 |
| Oklahoma | #277 | 12 | 1 in 1,831 |
| South Carolina | #287 | 10 | 1 in 2,050 |
| Mississippi | #290 | 12 | 1 in 1,839 |
| Louisiana | #293 | 12 | 1 in 1,714 |
| Georgia | #301 | 13 | 1 in 2,328 |
| Texas | #312 | 32 | 1 in 1,774 |
| Kentucky | #357 | 8 | 1 in 3,325 |
| Arkansas | #387 | 6 | 1 in 3,159 |
| Tennessee | #432 | 5 | 1 in 5,468 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
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 Arlene
- 165 spots since 2024 (#1,796 → #1,631)
- 60 spots since 2020 (#1,571 → #1,631)
- 249 spots since 2015 (#1,382 → #1,631)
- Biggest jump: 454 spots in 1890 (#1,279 → #825)
- Biggest drop: 385 spots in 1889 (#894 → #1,279)
- Debuted 1888
- Peaked 1934 at #53 (3,917 births)
- Births halved by 1956, 22 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 14 yrs · run 1931–1943
- Top 1,000: 117 yrs · run 1890–2005
- Highest: 1 in 267 girls born in 1934 were named Arlene (0.38%)
- Latest: 1 in 12,656 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 24.3% of all girls named Arlene (34,796) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 14 | #894 (1888) | #1,087 |
| 1890s | 226 | #514 (1896) | #646 |
| 1900s | 846 | #282 (1909) | #389 |
| 1910s | 7,781 | #156 (1919) | #205 |
| 1920s | 21,961 | #105 (1929) | #121 |
| 1930s | 34,796 | #53 (1934) | #69 |
| 1940s | 29,093 | #75 (1940) | #101 |
| 1950s | 20,652 | #132 (1950) | #170 |
| 1960s | 11,234 | #211 (1960) | #267 |
| 1970s | 4,654 | #349 (1970) | #447 |
| 1980s | 3,670 | #487 (1982) | #546 |
| 1990s | 3,190 | #616 (1992) | #685 |
| 2000s | 2,615 | #759 (2002) | #960 |
| 2010s | 1,559 | #1,165 (2010) | #1,472 |
| 2020s | 719 | #1,571 (2020) | #1,718 |
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.
Arlene in 1935
Top girls' names in 1935
Top boys' names in 1935
More about 1935
girls
1,048,577 girls got a published name in 1935; 1 in 285 of them was named Arlene, which outranked 98.8% of the 4,893 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- ↑ 2,736Norita#3,449 → #713
- ↑ 1,073Shelby#1,913 → #840
- ↑ 672Darla#1,344 → #672
- ↑ 396Shirleyann#1,292 → #896
- ↑ 375Loris#1,236 → #861
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,041,351 boys got a published name in 1935; 1 in 130,169 of them was named Arlene, which outranked 34.4% of the 4,146 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).