Marlen Girl
How popular is Marlen?
#3,576 girl name in 2025
42 baby girls were named Marlen in the US in 2025, making it the 3576th most popular girl name. Another 6 boys got the name (#10,691 for boys).
Marlen popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,576 for girls (▼ 60 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 42 girls, 6 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-32% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,810 in 2015, #2,890 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2007 (263 girls) |
| Highest rank | #918 in 2003 |
| First recorded | 1932 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 5% boys, 95% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Marlen counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Marilyn family of names ranked #429 for girls in 2025 (#413 the year before), with 698 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Marilyn | 356 | 51% |
| Marlene | 177 | 25% |
| Marilynn | 41 | 6% |
| Marlen | 42 | 6% |
| Marlyn | 22 | 3% |
| Marelyn | 19 | 3% |
| Marylin | 11 | 2% |
| Marylynn | 16 | 2% |
| Marlynn | 7 | 1% |
| Marylyn | 7 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Marlen is most popular
Babies named Marlen per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (49 girls)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (47 girls)
- Maryland: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- Arizona: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Marlen by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 42 | #2,855 |
| 1940s | 44 | #3,028 |
| 1950s | 32 | #3,909 |
| 1960s | 126 | #2,751 |
| 1970s | 229 | #2,430 |
| 1980s | 473 | #1,900 |
| 1990s | 1,337 | #1,153 |
| 2000s | 2,171 | #918 |
| 2010s | 773 | #1,584 |
| 2020s | 285 | #2,890 |
Girl names about as popular as Marlen
Questions
- Is Marlen a boy or girl name?
- Marlen is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 95% of babies named Marlen were girls.
- How popular is the name Marlen?
- 42 baby girls were named Marlen in the US in 2025, making it the 3576th most popular girl name. Another 6 boys got the name (#10,691 for boys).
- When was Marlen most popular?
- Marlen peaked in 2007, when 263 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #918 in 2003.
- How many people are named Marlen?
- 6,438 babies have been named Marlen in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,930 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 25.
- Where is Marlen most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Marlen was most common in Texas, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.