62%RatingSave Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage English Pronounced Pron. AHR-lee [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Diminutive of Arline and other names beginning with Arl. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesArlene(Filipino) PopularityDetails Last ranked #984 in 1962 (m) #949 in 1922 (f) United States People think this name isRate·Details modern youthful informal wholesome strange simple comedic Categories animals, birds, currently out of the US top 1000, diminutives, ends in -lie, place names, surnames, trees