Marlene

Girl name

Marlene has been given to 130,932 babies in the U.S. since 1904. It peaked in 1936.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

130,932

Peak year

1936 (5,354 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1904

10-year trend

▼ -18%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Marlene Dietrich

German and American actress and singer (1901–1992)

Marlene Dumas

South African painter and draftsperson (born 1953)

Marlene Favela

Mexican model and actress

Marlene Schmidt

German actress

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Marlene.

127,161 babies since 1880

135,300 babies since 1880

123,040 babies since 1880

143,371 babies since 1888

118,251 babies since 1890

110,952 babies since 1901

107,049 babies since 1883

157,456 babies since 1891

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