Recorded 1990–2023 Girls' name Peak 2013 171 births

Arlenne — girls' name

171 babies named Arlenne in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s422000s482010s702020s11

The verdict

171 girls have been named Arlenne since 1990, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2023.

171
total births
1990–2023
years on record
2010s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Arlenne was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

15 babies were named Arlenne in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arlenne

The Social Security Administration has registered 171 babies named Arlenne between 1990 and 2023, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arlenne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arlenne performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Arlenne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Arlenne in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arlenne 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 171 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.

Arlenne at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

171

Since 1990

34 years of records

Peak year

2013

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1990

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2023

Arlenne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1990

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2013)
15
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
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Arlenne by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
70 births that decade — 41% of Arlenne's all-time total
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Arlenne by state

Where Arlenne concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Arlenne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
17 9.9%
California share of Arlenne's total US births 9.9%

17 of 171 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arlenne?
171 babies have been named Arlenne since 1990. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2013 with 15 births.
When was Arlenne most popular?
Arlenne was most popular in the 2010s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Arlenne most popular?
The top states for the name Arlenne are California (17 births).
How long has the name Arlenne been used?
Arlenne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 34 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Arlenne?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arlene, Arline, Arleen, Arlette, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1990–2023 (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.