Meaning 
The name Arlene has the following meaning: Variant of Arlene, which means "pledge". Became popular when names ending with "-lene" were in vogue. The name is a little old-fashioned.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.
Popularity 
As a baby girl name, Arlene is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 866 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In both Years 2008 and 2009, the name Arlene remained at the same ranking of 1000. (A ranking of 1000 means that this name ranked 1000 or poorer in the 2008/2009 popularity surveys)
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Arlene in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Arlene and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Arlene: Boys - Glen, Kael, Kermit, Girls - Aylin, Colleen, Deirdre, Elvie, Ena, Fidelma, Lular, Mckayla, Merna, Nealie, Nelda, Both genders - Brogan, Casey, Corey, Daly, Darcy, Devin
Variants 
The name Arlene is a variant of Arline. Other popular variants of the name Arline are: Arleen (English), Arlene (English)
Style 
We think the name Arlene should fall under the following style category: Traditional. See other Traditional girl names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Arlene to be: Elitist, flashy girlIn one word, you might describe Arlene as a(n) " rich" person. See other "rich" names for girls.
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