Marlen

Where Marlen comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Marlen.

Marlen through the years
  1. 1925
    Marlen Khutsiev born
    Soviet film director, screenwriter
  2. 1932
    First appearance
    #3,901 among girls with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1972
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
  4. 1991
    Marlen Reusser born
    Swiss cyclist
  5. 2003
    Peak, #918
    259 babies named Marlen, its best rank.
  6. 2011
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,758.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Marlen Khutsiev · Soviet film director, screenwriter, 1925–2019
  • Marlen Reusser · Swiss cyclist, born 1991
  • Marlen Esparza · American boxer, born 1989
  • Marlen Angelidou · Greek singer, born 1978
  • Marlen Zmorka · Ukrainian bicycle racer, born 1993

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.