Arlena
Arlena was the 11045th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 825th; the most babies were born in 1919 (60). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,111 places. More babies were named Arlena in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,045 girls, up 1,252 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191960 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,830babies recorded
Arlena popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,045 | 8 |
| 2020 | #12,297 | 7 |
| 2010 | #11,368 | 9 |
| 2000 | #6,840 | 15 |
| 1990 | #3,915 | 26 |
| 1980 | #3,514 | 23 |
| 1970 | #2,713 | 26 |
| 1960 | #2,737 | 20 |
| 1950 | #1,726 | 30 |
| 1940 | #1,551 | 25 |
| 1930 | #1,060 | 48 |
| 1920 | #1,121 | 45 |
| 1910 | #973 | 20 |
| 1900 | #921 | 17 |
| 1890 | #1,010 | 8 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Arlena, counting every spelling?
Arlena has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Arlena?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Arlena (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Arlena born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Arlena.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Arlena?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Arlena are alive today, with a median age of 48; half are between 32 and 66. That makes Arlena mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
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Questions about the name Arlena
How popular is the name Arlena?
Arlena was the 11045th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 825th; the most babies were born in 1919 (60). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,111 places. More babies were named Arlena in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Arlena a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Arlena in the US.