The baby name Arlene appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1936 with 4,798 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Arlene has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 196 |
| 1911 | 202 |
| 1912 | 340 |
| 1913 | 514 |
| 1914 | 667 |
| 1915 | 1,041 |
| 1916 | 1,384 |
| 1917 | 1,520 |
| 1918 | 1,648 |
| 1919 | 1,742 |
| 1920 | 1,984 |
| 1921 | 2,255 |
| 1922 | 2,023 |
| 1923 | 2,737 |
| 1924 | 3,111 |
| 1925 | 3,205 |
| 1926 | 3,537 |
| 1927 | 3,581 |
| 1928 | 3,567 |
| 1929 | 3,339 |
| 1930 | 3,531 |
| 1931 | 4,418 |
| 1932 | 4,248 |
| 1932 | 5 |
| 1933 | 4,313 |
| 1934 | 4,726 |
| 1935 | 4,183 |
| 1935 | 5 |
| 1936 | 4,798 |
| 1937 | 4,596 |
| 1938 | 4,645 |
| 1939 | 4,173 |
| 1939 | 5 |
| 1940 | 3,722 |
| 1941 | 3,748 |
| 1942 | 3,752 |
| 1943 | 3,625 |
| 1944 | 3,026 |
| 1945 | 3,063 |
| 1946 | 3,069 |
| 1947 | 3,433 |
| 1948 | 2,850 |
| 1949 | 2,788 |
| 1950 | 2,871 |
| 1951 | 3,073 |
| 1952 | 2,953 |
| 1953 | 2,844 |
| 1954 | 2,332 |
| 1955 | 2,271 |
| 1956 | 2,035 |
| 1957 | 2,142 |
| 1958 | 2,240 |
| 1959 | 2,258 |
| 1960 | 1,988 |
| 1961 | 1,936 |
| 1962 | 1,400 |
| 1963 | 1,320 |
| 1964 | 1,244 |
| 1965 | 1,033 |
| 1966 | 922 |
| 1967 | 773 |
| 1968 | 722 |
| 1969 | 720 |
| 1970 | 702 |
| 1971 | 555 |
| 1972 | 449 |
| 1973 | 398 |
| 1974 | 352 |
| 1975 | 311 |
| 1976 | 327 |
| 1977 | 372 |
| 1978 | 297 |
| 1979 | 279 |
| 1980 | 305 |
| 1981 | 264 |
| 1982 | 274 |
| 1983 | 233 |
| 1984 | 210 |
| 1985 | 277 |
| 1986 | 257 |
| 1987 | 247 |
| 1988 | 234 |
| 1989 | 159 |
| 1990 | 147 |
| 1991 | 174 |
| 1992 | 130 |
| 1993 | 145 |
| 1994 | 123 |
| 1995 | 104 |
| 1996 | 157 |
| 1997 | 162 |
| 1998 | 155 |
| 1999 | 79 |
| 2000 | 92 |
| 2001 | 132 |
| 2002 | 98 |
| 2003 | 91 |
| 2004 | 149 |
| 2005 | 195 |
| 2006 | 104 |
| 2007 | 84 |
| 2008 | 103 |
| 2009 | 74 |
| 2010 | 67 |
| 2011 | 82 |
| 2012 | 63 |
| 2013 | 41 |
| 2014 | 72 |
| 2015 | 104 |
| 2016 | 65 |
| 2017 | 104 |
| 2018 | 39 |
| 2019 | 57 |
| 2020 | 78 |
| 2021 | 48 |
| 2022 | 71 |
| 2023 | 47 |
| 2024 | 40 |