Arelene — girls' name
165 babies named Arelene in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
35% of everyone ever named Arelene was born in this single decade.
9 babies were named Arelene in 1928 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Arelene
The Social Security Administration has registered 165 babies named Arelene between 1916 and 1992, spanning 77 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arelene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 9 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Arelene performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Arelene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Arelene in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 165 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Arelene at a glance
Last recorded 1992Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Arelene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1916
- Peak year (1928)
- 9
- Annual births at peak — across 77 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1992.
165 total births across 77 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1928 with 9 births in a single year.
Arelene by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1930s
- 57 births that decade — 35% of Arelene's all-time total
Arelene decade highlights
- Peak decade 57 births
- Runner-up 33 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1930s was Arelene's strongest decade
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 35% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1916–1992 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.