Arleen
A girls’ name of Irish origin, meaning pledge or oath; a form of Arlene.
Arleen by the numbers
Arleen was given to 47 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 415 babies in 1939, so it is a 1930s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Arlene
Like Arleen, each of these traces back to Arlene: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Arleen. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Aileenbright; shining; a form of Helen454 in the US (2017)
- Aleenbright, shining; a modern respelling of Aileen15 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ayleen334 in the US (2017)
- Avleen34 in England and Wales (2025)
- Areen23 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aleenabright, shining; a form of Helen or Alena150 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Arleen
Names that are said the same way as Arleen, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean an oath or promise
Like Arleen, each of these has an oath or promise in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Isabellapledged to God15,112 in the US (2017)
- Elizabethmy God is an oath8,924 in the US (2017)
- Zionpromised land; the promised city374 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elizagod is my oath; short form of Elizabeth712 in England and Wales (2025)
- Isabelgod is my oath; form of Elizabeth2,016 in the US (2017)
- Elisemy god is an oath; a form of Elisabeth1,707 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Arleen
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