Arlena
A girls’ name of Germanic origin, meaning eagle; a form of Arlene.
Babies a year
18
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Arlena by the numbers
Arlena was given to 18 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 60 babies in 1919, making it a 1910s name.
Other names that come from Arlene
Like Arlena, 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 Arlena. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Alenabright, shining; form of Helen462 in the US (2017)
- Arlenepledge or oath; a form of Arleen152 in the US (2017)
- Allenavariant of Helen or Allena, bright or fair32 in the US (2017)
- Arleaeagle wood; from arley6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Arenasand or sandy place5 in the US (2017)
- Arleny18 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a bird
Like Arlena, each of these has a bird in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Avalife; bird15,914 in the US (2017)
- Remingtonraven settlement; from the raven farm2,251 in the US (2017)
- Phoenixmythical bird that rises from ashes2,184 in the US (2017)
- Alondralark; a form of Alondra844 in the US (2017)
- Jennasmall bird or paradise; form of Jinn804 in the US (2017)
- Ravendark-haired; from the bird name742 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Arlena
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