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Arleen

Arleen: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“pledge”
Origin
Irish
Say it
ar-LEEN · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Usually treated as a variant of Arlene, which likely developed as an anglicized form influenced by Irish Eibhlín or related names. The exact formation of Arlene is somewhat uncertain.

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How popular is Arleen?

20248.4 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Arleen in 202428

2024 rank#4,773 girls

Peak year1939

Total US babies since 188012,598

Arleen is steady now but far below its 1939 peak.

Names like Arleen

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Arleneuncertain · Unknown
  • Arlenfrom the hare land · English
  • Arliehare meadow · English
  • Arlinepledge, oath · English
  • Maeveshe who intoxicates · Irish
  • Kennedyhelmeted head · Irish
  • Sloaneraider · Irish
  • Delaneydescendant of the challenger · Irish

Arleen questions

What does the name Arleen mean?

Arleen means "pledge". It comes from Irish. Usually treated as a variant of Arlene, which likely developed as an anglicized form influenced by Irish Eibhlín or related names. The exact formation of Arlene is somewhat uncertain.

Is Arleen a boy or girl name?

Arleen is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Arleen?

28 US babies were named Arleen in 2024. Its peak year was 1939.

How do you pronounce Arleen?

Arleen is usually pronounced ar-LEEN.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.