Arlen: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “from the hare land”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- AR-len · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (90% of all uses)
Usually treated as a variant of Arlene/Arline or as an English surname-style name from place elements. Its exact use as a given name has mixed sources, so etymology is somewhat uncertain. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.
How popular is Arlen?
Babies named Arlen in 2024118
2024 rank#1,687 boys
Peak year1934
Total US babies since 18808,023
Arlen is rising: use over the last five years is 2.1× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Arlen
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Arlen questions
What does the name Arlen mean?
Arlen means "from the hare land". It comes from English. Usually treated as a variant of Arlene/Arline or as an English surname-style name from place elements. Its exact use as a given name has mixed sources, so etymology is somewhat uncertain.
Is Arlen a boy or girl name?
Arlen is mainly a boy's name in US records (90% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Arlen?
118 US babies were named Arlen in 2024. Its peak year was 1934.
How do you pronounce Arlen?
Arlen is usually pronounced AR-len.
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.