Arleny
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 18 babies a year in the US.
Arleny by the numbers
Arleny was given to 18 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
What we can tell you about Arleny
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Arleny. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Arlenepledge or oath; a form of Arleen152 in the US (2017)
- Arlenaeagle; a form of Arlene18 in the US (2017)
- Arley84 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alenabright, shining; form of Helen462 in the US (2017)
- Ardeneagle valley; a place name346 in the US (2017)
- Arwennoble maiden; from Welsh ar and gwen72 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Arleny
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