Is Arlena a boy or girl name?

Arlena is a girl’s name. Of the 2,830 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Arlena

Recorded 1883–2025 · United States

Arlena was most popular in 1919, when 60 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,706 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,830 people named Arlena.

Arlena over time

Births per year. The dot marks Arlena’s peak in 1919. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Arlena a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Arlena is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,830 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Arlena

Where Arlena is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org