Female name
Arlene
143,371 births (United States, 1880–2025), peaking in 1934. Expression number: 1.
Origin
A nineteenth-century coinage probably based on similar-sounding names such as Charlene and Arlette.From Wiktionary, entry “Arlene”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In the United States
Peak in 1934: 3,930 births. 143,371 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. At its peak, it ranked 53rd among girls' names in 1934. It really came into use around 1895. It is still given: 585 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 1984: 39 births. 483 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1970s and 1980s. It really came into use around 1979. Fewer than ten births recorded from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
1
initiative, independence, beginnings
1 + 9 + 3 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 28 → 1
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
11
intuition and inspiration (master number)
1 + 5 + 5 = 11
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
8
power, achievement, your relationship with money
9 + 3 + 5 = 17 → 8
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 4, 6, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 5 · freedom, change, movement
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.