Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- Pledge
- Celtic
- Gaelic
- Hebrew
- Irish
Syllables
2
Themes
- Surname
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Arlen
Pronunciation
a-rlen, ar-len
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1934 (rank #381, 206 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1585, 107 births)
- Girls: peak in 2007 (rank #4670, 31 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5554, 22 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 107 | 22 |
| 2024 | 99 | 19 |
| 2023 | 101 | 22 |
| 2022 | 80 | 24 |
| 2021 | 88 | 17 |
| 2020 | 66 | 17 |
| 2019 | 67 | 24 |
| 2018 | 55 | 21 |
| 2017 | 66 | 13 |
| 2016 | 60 | 12 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #642, 57 births); most recent 2025 (rank #765, 44 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 44 |
| 2024 | 35 |
| 2023 | 48 |
| 2022 | 41 |
| 2021 | 57 |
| 2020 | 31 |
| 2019 | 20 |
| 2018 | 43 |
| 2017 | 20 |
| 2016 | 20 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #5010, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #647, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #409, 9 births); most recent 2019 (rank #537, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence