Arlen
Arlen is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
- Verdict
- Male
- Confidence
- High (source weight of at least 64; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- United States, Armenia
- US records 1880–2017
- 6,675 male / 642 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Arlen
If you do not know Arlen’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Arlen,” in English, “Guten Tag Arlen,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Arlen,
German
Guten Tag Arlen,
French
Bonjour Arlen,
Spanish
Estimado/a Arlen:
Chinese
Arlen您好：
Japanese
Arlen様
English
Hi Arlen,
German
Hi Arlen,
French
Salut Arlen,
Spanish
Hola Arlen,
Chinese
Arlen你好：
Japanese
Arlenさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| United States | common | man's name |
| Armenia | rare | man's name |
United States birth data
6,675 male · 642 female · 7,317 births recorded
Records from 1980–2017: 73.7% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Arlen a male or female name?
Arlen is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Arlen in an email?
If you do not know Arlen’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Arlen,” in English, “Guten Tag Arlen,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Arlen a unisex name?
Arlen is classified as generally male in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Arlen a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/arlen. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_arlen,
title = {Is Arlen a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/arlen},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}