Marlene

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Marlene is a given name of German origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 130,755 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 130,396 as girls and 359 as boys. Marlene gained popularity in the 1930s, peaked in 1936 and has since declined significantly. It is the #577 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 137
2023 167
2022 191
2021 141
2020 135
2019 160
2018 163
2017 194
2016 199
2015 216
2014 210
2013 230
2012 257
2011 299
2010 293
2009 392
2008 491
2007 591
2006 591
2005 537
2004 606
2003 559
2002 510
2001 487
2000 519
1999 432
1998 429
1997 448
1996 519
1995 577
1994 568
1993 618
1992 722
1991 762
1990 679
1989 609
1988 489
1987 497
1986 483
1985 445
1984 437
1983 464
1982 488
1981 449
1980 440
1979 466
1978 456
1977 492
1976 492
1975 493
1974 548
1973 534
1972 655
1971 740
1970 868
1969 889
1968 1,004
1967 1,022
1966 1,141
1965 1,212
1964 1,296
1963 1,561
1962 1,563
1961 1,645
1960 1,651
1959 1,780
1958 1,964
1957 2,126
1956 2,135
1955 2,572
1954 2,656
1953 2,767
1952 3,132
1951 3,014
1950 3,136
1949 3,044
1948 3,058
1947 2,989
1946 2,818
1945 2,541
1944 2,571
1943 2,865
1942 3,261
1941 3,088
1940 3,135
1939 3,788
1938 4,492
1937 5,053
1936 5,354
1935 4,842
1934 3,772
1933 4,060
1932 3,226
1931 2,597
1930 306
1929 129
1928 99
1927 80
1926 63
1925 58
1924 73
1923 114
1922 59
1921 43
1920 56
1919 47
1918 46
1917 40
1916 25
1915 33
1914 21
1913 22
1912 8
1911 11
1910 10
1909 7
1906 6
1904 5