Given name
Arlyne
“an oath; a pledge”
Arlyne is a variant of Arlene. One Irish interpretation is “an oath; a pledge.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Arlyne is a variant of Arlene. One Irish interpretation is “an oath; a pledge.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Arlyne is a variant of Arlene. A possible origin is Irish, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1911. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Arlyne through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,469
- 0 boys · 1,469 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 67 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 12 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 67 in 1921. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 752 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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