Over the past 110 years, 15 boys and 137 763 girls have been named Arlene. The name Arlene ranks 9676th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Arlene in 1932. The peak of popularity of the name Arlene came in the 1930s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.