How Many People Are Named Marlene?
people named Marlene are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 4,134 people in the US has this name
Based on 130,932 babies named Marlene in Social Security records from 1904 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
π Rare
Peak Year
5,354 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Blend of MARIA and MAGDALENE. It refers, therefore, to Mary Magdalene, a character in the New Testament. The name was popularized by the German actress and singer Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992), whose real name was Maria Magdalene von Losch.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Marlene in English. Counting Marlene and these spellings together, about 85,850 people alive in the US have the name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Marlene (99.8%) were girls.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Marlene alive today is about 62 years old, and 66% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 50 and 79 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Marlene first appears in the records in 1904 and was given most often in 1936, to 5,354 babies. In 2025, 177 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1904 to 2025
π Rank History
Marlene never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #39, in 1935 to 1936, and it was in the top 100 for 12 years, 1931 to 1942. In 2025 it ranked #1,268.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,268 |
| Best rank | #39 (1935 to 1936) |
| Years in the top 100 | 12 (1931 to 1942) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #58 in the 1930s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Marlene alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Marlene were born in California than in any other state: about 12,843 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Marlene was given 2.9 times as often in North Dakota, 2.3 times in South Dakota and 2 times in Minnesota.
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