Arlene

ar-LEEN
English

Arlene Origin and Meaning

The name Arlene is a girl's name .

Popular in the US from the 1920s to the 1950s, Arlene is of uncertain origin and seems to be a modern innovation, perhaps based on names like Marlene and Darlene which were popular around the same time. Nowadays, the -lene names are mostly outdated, although the recent rise of retro Arlette could make Arlene seem plausible again as well.

# 832 in the US

Arlene Rank in US Top 1000

Arlene Popularity

Famous People Named Arlene

  • Arlene Dahl
    American actress
  • Arlene Dickinson
    Canadian businesswoman, star of TV's "Dragon's Den"
  • Arlene Phillips
    English choreographer and TV personality
  • Arlene Francis
    American actress and TV personality
  • Arlene Sanford
    American TV director
  • Arlene Martel (born Arline Greta Sax)
    American actress
  • Arlene Hannah Butter
    birth name of the late performance artist Hannah Wilke

Arlene in Pop Culture

  • Annoying Arlene
    minor character on "Dude, I'm In the Band"
  • Arlene Lorenzo
    character in the 1999 comedy film "Dick" about President Richard Nixon
  • Arlene
    cat character in the Garfield comics and films
  • Arlene Fowler
    character in the True Blood series
  • Arlene Luthor
    character in DC Comics