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Girl name

Arleen

/ɑˈɹlin/ · 100% girls · 19 born in 2025

Arleen has been given to about 12,617 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1939, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ɑˈɹlin/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 8,507
Median age today68 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Arleen per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1939 · 415
  • Born in 202519
  • All time12,617

How popular is Arleen?

Its best year was 1939, when 415 babies were given the name, ranking 303rd. The typical living American called Arleen is about 68 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Arleen

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Darleen0.88
  2. Carleen0.88
  3. Marleen0.88
  4. Ayleen0.86
  5. Aileen0.82
  6. Charleen0.79
  7. Marlen0.79
  8. Arden0.77

Middle names for Arleen

Ranked by flow score
  1. Arleen Rose0.81
  2. Arleen Marie0.81
  3. Arleen Grace0.81
  4. Arleen Eve0.81
  5. Arleen Jane0.81
  6. Arleen Louise0.81

Sibling names for Arleen

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ruthiesister · 0.93
  2. Myrasister · 0.87
  3. Lenorasister · 0.87
  4. Harlanbrother · 0.87
  5. Louiebrother · 0.86
  6. Frankieeither · 0.85

Where Arleen is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Arleen White0.76
  2. Arleen Moore0.76
  3. Arleen Hill0.76
  4. Arleen Hall0.76
  5. Arleen Brown0.76
  6. Arleen Young0.73

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Arleen

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Arleen across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.