How Many People Are Named Marlen?
people named Marlen are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 57,860 people in the US has this name
Based on 6,438 babies named Marlen in Social Security records from 1915 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
272 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Marlen, 90.8% were girls and 9.2% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Marlen rose from 0% in the 1920s to 93.1% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Marlen alive today is about 27 years old, and 66% are under 30. Half of them were between 17 and 33 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Marlen first appears in the records in 1915 and was given most often in 2003, to 272 babies. In 2025, 48 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1915 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Marlen has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #918, in 2003. In 2025 it ranked #3,625. Among boys, its best rank was #1,327, in 1938.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,625 | #11,510 |
| Best rank | #918 (2003) | #1,327 (1938) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,094 in the 2000s | #1,871 in the 1930s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Marlen alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Marlen were born in California than in any other state: about 1,580 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Marlen was given 3.2 times as often in Texas, 2.8 times in California and 2 times in Illinois.
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