Marlen
#3,577 for girls in 2025, 42 births · #10,695 for boys in 2025, 6 births
Given to girls 85.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2003 · 259 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 5,512since 1932
Marlen over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #3,577 | 42 | #10,695 | 6 |
| 2024 | #3,516 | 44 | — | |
| 2023 | #3,525 | 44 | #12,239 | 5 |
| 2022 | #3,365 | 47 | — | |
| 2021 | #3,112 | 52 | #12,146 | 5 |
| 2020 | #2,890 | 56 | #12,022 | 5 |
| 2019 | #3,043 | 53 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,962 | 55 | #8,819 | 8 |
| 2017 | #2,964 | 55 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,739 | 63 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,810 | 62 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,922 | 58 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,305 | 80 | #8,118 | 9 |
| 2012 | #2,064 | 93 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,758 | 116 | #12,287 | 5 |
| 2010 | #1,584 | 138 | #8,139 | 9 |
| 2009 | #1,392 | 170 | #8,985 | 8 |
| 2008 | #1,193 | 213 | #6,763 | 12 |
| 2007 | #1,003 | 263 | #12,367 | 5 |
| 2006 | #1,119 | 224 | #9,585 | 7 |
| 2005 | #1,041 | 230 | #6,634 | 11 |
| 2004 | #1,067 | 216 | #6,976 | 10 |
| 2003 | #918 | 259 | #5,558 | 13 |
| 2002 | #1,063 | 200 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,136 | 184 | #6,445 | 10 |
| 2000 | #999 | 212 | #9,112 | 6 |
| 1999 | #1,442 | 121 | #7,139 | 8 |
| 1998 | #1,226 | 149 | #4,873 | 13 |
| 1997 | #1,362 | 126 | #5,642 | 10 |
| 1996 | #1,155 | 157 | #5,535 | 10 |
| 1995 | #1,235 | 138 | #3,693 | 17 |
| 1994 | #1,191 | 148 | #6,968 | 7 |
| 1993 | #1,352 | 122 | #5,771 | 9 |
| 1992 | #1,248 | 139 | #5,236 | 10 |
| 1991 | #1,328 | 124 | #4,231 | 13 |
| 1990 | #1,397 | 113 | #5,823 | 8 |
| 1989 | #1,925 | 67 | #5,615 | 8 |
| 1988 | #2,032 | 58 | #4,786 | 9 |
| 1987 | #2,531 | 40 | #6,089 | 6 |
| 1986 | #2,470 | 40 | #5,926 | 6 |
| 1985 | #2,484 | 39 | #5,785 | 6 |
| 1984 | #2,227 | 44 | #4,973 | 7 |
| 1983 | #2,156 | 45 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,900 | 56 | #5,003 | 7 |
| 1981 | #2,409 | 40 | #4,509 | 8 |
| 1980 | #2,246 | 44 | #4,940 | 7 |
| 1979 | #2,430 | 38 | — | |
| 1978 | #2,741 | 30 | — | |
| 1977 | #3,267 | 23 | #4,164 | 8 |
| 1976 | #2,792 | 27 | #2,826 | 14 |
| 1975 | #2,881 | 25 | #2,902 | 13 |
| 1974 | #3,313 | 20 | #3,318 | 10 |
| 1973 | #3,122 | 21 | #2,405 | 16 |
| 1972 | #3,543 | 17 | #2,243 | 17 |
| 1971 | #4,534 | 12 | #2,686 | 13 |
| 1970 | #3,712 | 16 | #3,071 | 10 |
| 1969 | #3,774 | 14 | — | |
| 1968 | #3,315 | 16 | #4,136 | 5 |
| 1967 | #3,656 | 13 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1966 | #3,558 | 13 | #2,784 | 9 |
| 1965 | #4,202 | 10 | — | |
| 1964 | #2,752 | 21 | #3,050 | 8 |
| 1963 | #3,635 | 13 | #3,318 | 7 |
| 1962 | #4,011 | 11 | #3,640 | 6 |
| 1961 | #4,882 | 8 | #3,652 | 6 |
| 1960 | #5,168 | 7 | #2,871 | 9 |
| 1959 | — | #3,988 | 5 | |
| 1958 | #5,408 | 6 | #3,033 | 8 |
| 1957 | #5,377 | 6 | #2,822 | 9 |
| 1956 | #3,910 | 10 | #2,628 | 10 |
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 | #2,435 | 11 |
| 1954 | — | #3,452 | 6 | |
| 1953 | — | #2,287 | 12 | |
| 1952 | — | — | ||
| 1951 | #5,414 | 5 | #2,844 | 8 |
| 1950 | — | — | ||
| 1949 | — | #2,453 | 10 | |
| 1948 | #4,651 | 6 | #3,668 | 5 |
| 1947 | #4,345 | 7 | #2,076 | 14 |
| 1946 | #3,665 | 8 | #2,690 | 8 |
| 1945 | #4,025 | 6 | #2,009 | 12 |
| 1944 | — | #3,430 | 5 | |
| 1943 | — | #2,563 | 9 | |
| 1942 | #3,444 | 8 | #2,523 | 9 |
| 1941 | #3,030 | 9 | #1,685 | 17 |
| 1940 | — | #2,322 | 10 | |
| 1939 | — | #2,449 | 9 | |
| 1938 | #4,342 | 5 | #1,310 | 26 |
| 1937 | #2,940 | 9 | #2,088 | 12 |
| 1936 | #2,857 | 9 | #1,384 | 23 |
| 1935 | — | #1,656 | 18 | |
| 1934 | #4,286 | 5 | #1,783 | 16 |
| 1933 | #3,109 | 8 | #2,214 | 11 |
| 1932 | #3,901 | 6 | #2,191 | 12 |
| 1931 | — | #2,207 | 12 | |
| 1930 | — | #2,293 | 12 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,980 | 8 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,522 | 11 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,034 | 16 | |
| 1926 | — | #3,708 | 6 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,012 | 16 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,473 | 12 | |
| 1923 | — | #4,239 | 5 | |
| 1922 | — | #2,347 | 13 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,059 | 16 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,765 | 10 | |
| 1919 | — | #3,391 | 7 | |
| 1918 | — | #3,368 | 7 | |
| 1917 | — | #3,545 | 6 | |
| 1916 | — | #3,897 | 5 | |
| 1915 | — | #2,621 | 9 | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Marlen! It came in at #3,901, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1934–1935, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Marlen is popular in 2000
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Illinois#437 · 1 in 2,544
- Arizona#491 · 1 in 2,457
- Texas#537 · 1 in 3,259
- California#648 · 1 in 4,304
- North Carolina#717 · 1 in 5,010
Best ever in a state: #437 in Illinois, 2000.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | #437 | 28 | 1 in 2,544 |
| Arizona | #491 | 13 | 1 in 2,457 |
| Texas | #537 | 47 | 1 in 3,259 |
| California | #648 | 52 | 1 in 4,304 |
| North Carolina | #717 | 9 | 1 in 5,010 |
| Washington | #882 | 5 | 1 in 5,873 |
| Georgia | #886 | 8 | 1 in 6,007 |
| Florida | #1,472 | 6 | 1 in 12,885 |
| New York | #2,061 | 5 | 1 in 20,086 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Marlen
- 61 spots since 2024 (#3,516 → #3,577)
- 687 spots since 2020 (#2,890 → #3,577)
- 767 spots since 2015 (#2,810 → #3,577)
- Biggest jump: 443 spots in 2000 (#1,442 → #999)
- Biggest drop: 149 spots in 2004 (#918 → #1,067)
- Debuted 1932
- Peaked 2003 at #918 (259 births)
- Births halved by 2011, 8 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 2 yrs · 2000–2003
- Highest: 1 in 7,055 girls born in 2003 were named Marlen (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 38,268 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 39.4% of all girls named Marlen (2,171) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1971, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 42 | #2,857 (1936) | #3,573 |
| 1940s | 44 | #3,030 (1941) | #3,860 |
| 1950s | 32 | #3,910 (1956) | #5,187 |
| 1960s | 126 | #2,752 (1964) | #3,895 |
| 1970s | 229 | #2,430 (1979) | #3,234 |
| 1980s | 473 | #1,900 (1982) | #2,238 |
| 1990s | 1,337 | #1,155 (1996) | #1,294 |
| 2000s | 2,171 | #918 (2003) | #1,093 |
| 2010s | 773 | #1,584 (2010) | #2,515 |
| 2020s | 285 | #2,890 (2020) | #3,331 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Marlen in 2000
Top girls' names in 2000
Top boys' names in 2000
More about 2000
girls
1,816,036 girls got a published name in 2000; 1 in 8,566 of them was named Marlen, which outranked 94.3% of the 17,660 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,964,001 boys got a published name in 2000; 1 in 327,334 of them was named Marlen, which outranked 24.8% of the 12,119 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #8,209Zuhayr7
- #8,209Zyad7
- #8,209Zykeith7
- #9,112Marlen6
- #9,112Aadam6
- #9,112Aahil6
- #9,112Aarin6
- #10,349Aadarsh5
- #10,349Aaronjacob5
- #10,349Aaronjoshua5
Tied with 1,236 names at #9,112; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.