NameTides

Marlen

Marlen was the #3,577 girls' name in the US in 2025 (42 babies), and #5,927 in England & Wales.

Marlen as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
Marlen as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Marlen as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & Wales
2025#3,577 (42)#5,927 (3)
2024#3,516 (44)—
2023#3,525 (44)—
2022#3,365 (47)—
2021#3,112 (52)—
2020#2,890 (56)—
2019#3,043 (53)—
2018#2,962 (55)—
2017#2,964 (55)—
2016#2,739 (63)—
2015#2,810 (62)—
2014#2,922 (58)#5,691 (3)
2013#2,305 (80)—
2012#2,064 (93)—
2011#1,758 (116)—

Marlen as a boy’s name

  • US
Marlen as a boy’s name, USBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.010.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020US
Marlen as a boy’s name, USBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.010.020.031880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUS
2025#10,695 (6)
2023#12,239 (5)
2021#12,146 (5)
2020#12,022 (5)
2018#8,819 (8)
2013#8,118 (9)
2011#12,287 (5)
2010#8,139 (9)
2009#8,985 (8)
2008#6,763 (12)
2007#12,367 (5)
2006#9,585 (7)
2005#6,634 (11)
2004#6,976 (10)
2003#5,558 (13)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2003 at #918.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1932.
  • In 2025, 88% of US babies named Marlen were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 38,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 38,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 83,000rare
USBoys2025about 1 in 250,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Marlen is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 41,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 39,000 to 1 in 44,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Marlen by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,651CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,038TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Marlen (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500