Girl
Arlene
As a girl's name, Arlene traces back to Celtic, where it is understood to mean "Pledge". It belongs mostly to the 1930s at this point. These days, it is familiar to most people. Its single strongest year on record was 1934.
CelticPledge
CelticOr oath
Births by decade
1900s
846
1910s
7,786
1920s
22,016
1930s
34,939
1940s
29,176
1950s
20,685
1960s
11,257
1970s
4,653
1980s
3,684
1990s
3,190
2000s
2,609
2010s
1,318
Peaked in the 1930s · 142,159 total U.S. births since 1900