Is Arlene a boy or girl name?
Arlene is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 111 girls and 0 boys were named Arlene, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 143,241 US babies named Arlene were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,798
- Babies named Arlene since 1888
- 143,241
- Most popular year
- 1934
- 3,930 babies
Boys and girls named Arlene, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 14 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 226 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 846 | 100% |
| 1910s | 5 | 7,781 | 99.9% |
| 1920s | 56 | 21,961 | 99.7% |
| 1930s | 148 | 34,796 | 99.6% |
| 1940s | 82 | 29,092 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 32 | 20,653 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 25 | 11,232 | 99.8% |
| 1970s | 0 | 4,654 | 100% |
| 1980s | 13 | 3,670 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 0 | 3,190 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,615 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,559 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 591 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,798 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,804 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,740 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,769 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,569 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,727 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,787 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,466 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 148 | #1,524 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,381 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 150 | #1,487 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 159 | #1,426 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 157 | #1,452 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 179 | #1,314 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 208 | #1,166 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 194 | #1,259 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 234 | #1,104 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 225 | #1,141 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 242 | #1,056 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 307 | #830 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 244 | #974 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 285 | #849 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 318 | #760 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 280 | #827 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 286 | #798 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 313 | #722 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 304 | #726 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 319 | #679 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 302 | #705 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 297 | #705 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 298 | #702 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 342 | #652 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 369 | #616 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 332 | #659 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 314 | #680 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,261 | 341 | #622 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 341 | #591 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 364 | #551 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,980 | 353 | #565 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 347 | #568 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 350 | #543 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 369 | #516 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 421 | #487 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 413 | #495 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 371 | #520 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 325 | #564 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 355 | #521 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 391 | #487 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 416 | #462 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 408 | #462 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 435 | #444 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 501 | #400 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 500 | #401 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 605 | #380 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 718 | #349 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 738 | #330 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 719 | #324 |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,996 | 773 | #310 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 911 | #279 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 1,053 | #266 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 1,224 | #253 |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,666 | 1,295 | #245 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 1,341 | #237 |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,663 | 1,554 | #216 |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,095 | 1,624 | #211 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 1,791 | #199 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 1,778 | #192 |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,570 | 1,693 | #203 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 1,807 | #191 |
| 1955 | 5 | #3,905 | 1,982 | #175 |
| 1954 | 5 | #3,851 | 2,075 | #169 |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,443 | 2,305 | #153 |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,764 | 2,330 | #147 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 2,502 | #134 |
| 1950 | 5 | #3,711 | 2,390 | #132 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 2,395 | #133 |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,703 | 2,480 | #125 |
| 1947 | 5 | #3,750 | 2,907 | #118 |
| 1946 | 7 | #2,933 | 2,801 | #113 |
| 1945 | 7 | #2,758 | 2,771 | #99 |
| 1944 | 13 | #1,992 | 2,714 | #101 |
| 1943 | 7 | #2,975 | 3,145 | #90 |
| 1942 | 17 | #1,734 | 3,331 | #83 |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,157 | 3,291 | #77 |
| 1940 | 15 | #1,804 | 3,257 | #75 |
| 1939 | 20 | #1,495 | 3,578 | #69 |
| 1938 | 20 | #1,523 | 3,893 | #63 |
| 1937 | 23 | #1,404 | 3,806 | #60 |
| 1936 | 15 | #1,804 | 3,898 | #54 |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,728 | 3,684 | #59 |
| 1934 | 13 | #2,027 | 3,917 | #53 |
| 1933 | 10 | #2,373 | 3,185 | #74 |
| 1932 | 15 | #1,925 | 3,109 | #80 |
| 1931 | 11 | #2,335 | 3,217 | #77 |
| 1930 | 13 | #2,184 | 2,509 | #103 |
| 1929 | 8 | #2,998 | 2,398 | #105 |
| 1928 | 10 | #2,670 | 2,521 | #106 |
| 1927 | 7 | #3,466 | 2,563 | #108 |
| 1926 | 9 | #2,916 | 2,522 | #108 |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,233 | 2,275 | #120 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 2,277 | #122 |
| 1923 | 6 | #3,843 | 2,090 | #127 |
| 1922 | 6 | #3,888 | 1,884 | #133 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 1,837 | #138 |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,326 | 1,594 | #145 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 1,427 | #156 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 1,340 | #165 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 1,208 | #167 |
| 1916 | 5 | #3,932 | 1,105 | #172 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 864 | #193 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 608 | #209 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 471 | #218 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 325 | #246 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 226 | #257 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 207 | #268 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 160 | #282 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 143 | #296 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 101 | #351 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 107 | #325 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 77 | #386 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 59 | #421 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 67 | #388 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 47 | #459 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 38 | #488 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 47 | #494 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 33 | #514 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 30 | #588 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 28 | #569 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 33 | #516 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 23 | #639 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 19 | #684 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 17 | #716 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 19 | #666 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 13 | #754 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 11 | #830 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,293 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 9 | #900 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Arlene reached #1,404 in 1937. As a girl name, it reached #53 in 1934. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1930s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Arlene
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.