Arlen is an uncommon variant of Arlene that peaked in 1934 and has grown less common since.
Arlen is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,587 among boys (107) and #5,576 among girls (22) — overall #2,974 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 129 | 129 | #5,576 | #1,587 |
| 2024 | 119 | 119 | #5,977 | #1,686 |
| 2023 | 123 | 123 | #5,571 | #1,683 |
| 2022 | 104 | 104 | #5,330 | #1,939 |
| 2021 | 105 | 105 | #6,724 | #1,790 |
| 2020 | 83 | 83 | #6,663 | #2,114 |
| 2019 | 92 | 92 | #5,324 | #2,110 |
| 2018 | 76 | 76 | #5,807 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 79 | 79 | #8,344 | #2,092 |
| 2016 | 72 | 72 | #8,954 | #2,232 |
| 2015 | 81 | 81 | #5,855 | #2,255 |
| 2014 | 69 | 69 | #7,349 | #2,406 |
| 2013 | 53 | 53 | #9,686 | #2,766 |
| 2012 | 57 | 57 | #7,857 | #2,815 |
| 2011 | 64 | 64 | #5,755 | #2,856 |
| 2010 | 36 | 36 | #11,367 | #3,817 |
| 2009 | 56 | 56 | #6,120 | #3,278 |
| 2008 | 43 | 43 | #7,456 | #3,932 |
| 2007 | 62 | 62 | #4,697 | #3,451 |
| 2006 | 57 | 57 | #8,294 | #2,700 |
| 2005 | 66 | 66 | #6,291 | #2,433 |
| 2004 | 54 | 54 | #5,586 | #3,081 |
| 2003 | 48 | 48 | #5,604 | #3,367 |
| 2002 | 49 | 49 | #6,424 | #2,887 |
| 2001 | 46 | 46 | #5,028 | #3,621 |
| 2000 | 49 | 49 | #4,541 | #3,546 |
| 1999 | 38 | 38 | #8,865 | #2,945 |
| 1998 | 51 | 51 | #5,386 | #2,601 |
| 1997 | 55 | — | #5,651 | #2,233 |
| 1996 | 51 | — | #6,088 | #2,256 |
| 1995 | 52 | — | #7,561 | #2,027 |
| 1994 | 41 | — | #7,651 | #2,511 |
| 1993 | 47 | — | #5,695 | #2,404 |
| 1992 | 44 | — | #8,112 | #2,217 |
| 1991 | 27 | — | — | #2,548 |
| 1990 | 41 | — | #7,345 | #2,316 |
| 1989 | 52 | — | #6,180 | #1,895 |
| 1988 | 44 | — | #10,462 | #1,790 |
| 1987 | 38 | — | — | #1,735 |
| 1986 | 42 | — | #9,634 | #1,725 |
| 1985 | 58 | — | #8,401 | #1,356 |
| 1984 | 30 | — | — | #1,842 |
| 1983 | 32 | — | — | #1,748 |
| 1982 | 34 | — | — | #1,703 |
| 1981 | 48 | — | #6,839 | #1,548 |
| 1980 | 42 | — | #8,227 | #1,658 |
| 1979 | 26 | — | — | #1,994 |
| 1978 | 36 | — | #8,632 | #1,761 |
| 1977 | 39 | — | #9,745 | #1,608 |
| 1976 | 30 | — | — | #1,712 |
| 1975 | 31 | — | — | #1,631 |
| 1974 | 43 | — | #8,860 | #1,388 |
| 1973 | 23 | — | — | #1,877 |
| 1972 | 37 | — | — | #1,391 |
| 1971 | 50 | — | — | #1,157 |
| 1970 | 48 | — | — | #1,193 |
| 1969 | 43 | — | — | #1,199 |
| 1968 | 41 | — | — | #1,183 |
| 1967 | 52 | — | — | #1,003 |
| 1966 | 63 | — | #5,296 | #970 |
| 1965 | 51 | — | — | #1,031 |
| 1964 | 72 | — | — | #895 |
| 1963 | 60 | — | — | #971 |
| 1962 | 69 | — | — | #912 |
| 1961 | 79 | — | — | #859 |
| 1960 | 79 | — | — | #852 |
| 1959 | 114 | — | — | #718 |
| 1958 | 108 | — | #5,442 | #734 |
| 1957 | 102 | — | — | #744 |
| 1956 | 110 | — | — | #706 |
| 1955 | 153 | — | #5,868 | #609 |
| 1954 | 164 | — | #5,179 | #588 |
| 1953 | 123 | — | — | #642 |
| 1952 | 128 | — | — | #622 |
| 1951 | 129 | — | — | #620 |
| 1950 | 106 | — | — | #674 |
| 1949 | 105 | — | #5,283 | #683 |
| 1948 | 94 | — | #5,281 | #708 |
| 1947 | 86 | — | — | #742 |
| 1946 | 114 | — | — | #604 |
| 1945 | 85 | — | #4,049 | #676 |
| 1944 | 83 | — | — | #679 |
| 1943 | 80 | — | — | #721 |
| 1942 | 92 | — | — | #673 |
| 1941 | 121 | — | — | #536 |
| 1940 | 113 | — | — | #555 |
| 1939 | 141 | — | #4,289 | #493 |
| 1938 | 163 | — | #2,590 | #470 |
| 1937 | 157 | — | #2,459 | #463 |
| 1936 | 190 | — | — | #399 |
| 1935 | 186 | — | #4,246 | #407 |
| 1934 | 215 | — | #2,940 | #380 |
| 1933 | 185 | — | #4,257 | #400 |
| 1932 | 189 | — | #2,652 | #418 |
| 1931 | 150 | — | #3,513 | #473 |
| 1930 | 137 | — | — | #509 |
| 1929 | 96 | — | — | #621 |
| 1928 | 68 | — | — | #786 |
| 1927 | 35 | — | — | #1,227 |
| 1926 | 35 | — | — | #1,220 |
| 1925 | 29 | — | #5,019 | #1,535 |
| 1924 | 38 | — | #5,125 | #1,264 |
| 1923 | 34 | — | — | #1,236 |
| 1922 | 24 | — | — | #1,548 |
| 1921 | 18 | — | — | #1,908 |
| 1920 | 27 | — | #5,017 | #1,645 |
| 1919 | 25 | — | — | #1,453 |
| 1918 | 21 | — | #4,861 | #2,004 |
| 1917 | 18 | — | — | #1,757 |
| 1916 | 12 | — | — | #2,269 |
| 1915 | 13 | — | — | #2,073 |
| 1914 | 14 | — | — | #1,693 |
| 1910 | 8 | — | — | #1,202 |
| 1909 | 5 | — | — | #1,461 |