Marlene
#1,261 for girls in 2025, 177 births · Last seen for boys in 1994 at #6,968
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
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- Peak · girls
- 1936 · 5,332 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 12 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 130,573since 1904
Marlene over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | #1,261 | 177 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,553 | 137 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,348 | 167 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,256 | 191 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,498 | 141 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,559 | 135 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,406 | 160 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,378 | 163 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,233 | 194 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,229 | 199 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,167 | 216 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,164 | 211 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,073 | 230 | — | |
| 2012 | #978 | 257 | — | |
| 2011 | #873 | 299 | — | |
| 2010 | #901 | 293 | — | |
| 2009 | #739 | 392 | — | |
| 2008 | #628 | 491 | — | |
| 2007 | #528 | 591 | — | |
| 2006 | #515 | 591 | — | |
| 2005 | #538 | 537 | — | |
| 2004 | #485 | 606 | — | |
| 2003 | #513 | 559 | — | |
| 2002 | #538 | 510 | — | |
| 2001 | #544 | 487 | — | |
| 2000 | #512 | 519 | — | |
| 1999 | #577 | 432 | — | |
| 1998 | #573 | 429 | — | |
| 1997 | #531 | 448 | — | |
| 1996 | #475 | 519 | — | |
| 1995 | #443 | 577 | — | |
| 1994 | #455 | 561 | #6,968 | 7 |
| 1993 | #407 | 612 | #7,638 | 6 |
| 1992 | #358 | 716 | #7,422 | 6 |
| 1991 | #344 | 752 | #5,096 | 10 |
| 1990 | #391 | 670 | #5,382 | 9 |
| 1989 | #411 | 601 | #5,615 | 8 |
| 1988 | #458 | 489 | — | |
| 1987 | #447 | 492 | #6,951 | 5 |
| 1986 | #452 | 478 | #6,721 | 5 |
| 1985 | #474 | 445 | — | |
| 1984 | #471 | 437 | — | |
| 1983 | #451 | 457 | #5,484 | 6 |
| 1982 | #446 | 481 | #5,619 | 6 |
| 1981 | #472 | 449 | — | |
| 1980 | #478 | 440 | — | |
| 1979 | #442 | 466 | — | |
| 1978 | #439 | 456 | — | |
| 1977 | #417 | 492 | — | |
| 1976 | #412 | 492 | — | |
| 1975 | #409 | 493 | — | |
| 1974 | #381 | 548 | — | |
| 1973 | #386 | 529 | #5,101 | 5 |
| 1972 | #343 | 655 | — | |
| 1971 | #343 | 735 | #4,907 | 5 |
| 1970 | #316 | 862 | #4,230 | 6 |
| 1969 | #304 | 889 | — | |
| 1968 | #270 | 1,004 | — | |
| 1967 | #264 | 1,022 | — | |
| 1966 | #249 | 1,141 | — | |
| 1965 | #247 | 1,212 | — | |
| 1964 | #244 | 1,289 | #3,282 | 7 |
| 1963 | #219 | 1,554 | #3,318 | 7 |
| 1962 | #214 | 1,557 | #3,640 | 6 |
| 1961 | #211 | 1,638 | #3,097 | 8 |
| 1960 | #208 | 1,645 | #3,665 | 6 |
| 1959 | #200 | 1,780 | — | |
| 1958 | #185 | 1,964 | — | |
| 1957 | #177 | 2,126 | — | |
| 1956 | #170 | 2,128 | #3,216 | 7 |
| 1955 | #142 | 2,566 | #3,505 | 6 |
| 1954 | #141 | 2,651 | #3,827 | 5 |
| 1953 | #128 | 2,767 | — | |
| 1952 | #117 | 3,132 | — | |
| 1951 | #118 | 3,007 | #3,066 | 7 |
| 1950 | #112 | 3,130 | #3,681 | 5 |
| 1949 | #110 | 3,045 | — | |
| 1948 | #109 | 3,053 | #3,668 | 5 |
| 1947 | #114 | 2,989 | — | |
| 1946 | #112 | 2,818 | — | |
| 1945 | #110 | 2,528 | #1,926 | 13 |
| 1944 | #106 | 2,566 | #3,430 | 5 |
| 1943 | #104 | 2,857 | #2,732 | 8 |
| 1942 | #84 | 3,253 | #2,712 | 8 |
| 1941 | #83 | 3,068 | #1,532 | 20 |
| 1940 | #80 | 3,118 | #1,680 | 17 |
| 1939 | #64 | 3,773 | #1,795 | 15 |
| 1938 | #51 | 4,473 | #1,559 | 19 |
| 1937 | #40 | 5,037 | #1,756 | 16 |
| 1936 | #39 | 5,332 | #1,417 | 22 |
| 1935 | #39 | 4,830 | #2,127 | 12 |
| 1934 | #57 | 3,755 | #1,725 | 17 |
| 1933 | #50 | 4,045 | #1,829 | 15 |
| 1932 | #78 | 3,219 | #3,092 | 7 |
| 1931 | #95 | 2,585 | #2,207 | 12 |
| 1930 | #388 | 306 | — | |
| 1929 | #603 | 129 | — | |
| 1928 | #710 | 99 | — | |
| 1927 | #817 | 80 | — | |
| 1926 | #942 | 63 | — | |
| 1925 | #976 | 58 | — | |
| 1924 | #880 | 73 | — | |
| 1923 | #687 | 114 | — | |
| 1922 | #969 | 59 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,168 | 43 | — | |
| 1920 | #980 | 56 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,057 | 47 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,073 | 46 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,126 | 40 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,485 | 25 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,190 | 33 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,385 | 21 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,176 | 22 | — | |
| 1912 | #2,144 | 8 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,450 | 11 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,521 | 10 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,763 | 7 | — | |
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| 1906 | #1,727 | 6 | — | |
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| 1904 | #1,877 | 5 | — | |
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First appearance
1904
The first year at least five girls were named Marlene! It came in at #1,877, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1904–1905, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Marlene is popular in 1981
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- New Mexico#143 · 1 in 621
- California#236 · 1 in 1,217
- New York#249 · 1 in 1,535
- South Carolina#308 · 1 in 1,794
- Illinois#430 · 1 in 3,131
Best ever in a state: #6 in North Dakota, 1936.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #143 | 15 | 1 in 621 |
| California | #236 | 149 | 1 in 1,217 |
| New York | #249 | 66 | 1 in 1,535 |
| South Carolina | #308 | 10 | 1 in 1,794 |
| Illinois | #430 | 24 | 1 in 3,131 |
| New Jersey | #441 | 11 | 1 in 3,388 |
| Indiana | #457 | 9 | 1 in 3,877 |
| Michigan | #514 | 12 | 1 in 4,888 |
| Florida | #516 | 14 | 1 in 3,864 |
| Arizona | #518 | 6 | 1 in 3,326 |
| Minnesota | #550 | 5 | 1 in 5,820 |
| Wisconsin | #556 | 5 | 1 in 6,236 |
| Pennsylvania | #594 | 12 | 1 in 5,779 |
| Texas | #596 | 28 | 1 in 4,419 |
| Massachusetts | #598 | 5 | 1 in 6,324 |
| Missouri | #628 | 5 | 1 in 6,416 |
| Ohio | #663 | 10 | 1 in 7,225 |
| Georgia | #677 | 6 | 1 in 5,803 |
| Louisiana | #691 | 6 | 1 in 5,104 |
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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.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 292 spots since 2024 (#1,553 → #1,261)
- 298 spots since 2020 (#1,559 → #1,261)
- 94 spots since 2015 (#1,167 → #1,261)
- Biggest jump: 293 spots in 1931 (#388 → #95)
- Biggest drop: 193 spots in 1924 (#687 → #880)
Rise & fade · girls
32 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1904
- Peaked 1936 at #39 (5,332 births)
- Births halved by 1944, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 12 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 12 yrs · run 1931–1942
- Top 1,000: 92 yrs · run 1922–2012
Share of babies · girls
1 in 195
- Highest: 1 in 195 girls born in 1936 were named Marlene (0.51%)
- Latest: 1 in 9,081 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1930s
- 28.6% of all girls named Marlene (37,355) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 18 | #1,727 (1906) | #1,789 |
| 1910s | 263 | #1,057 (1919) | #1,361 |
| 1920s | 774 | #603 (1929) | #873 |
| 1930s | 37,355 | #39 (1936) | #90 |
| 1940s | 29,295 | #80 (1940) | #101 |
| 1950s | 25,251 | #112 (1950) | #149 |
| 1960s | 12,951 | #208 (1960) | #243 |
| 1970s | 5,728 | #316 (1970) | #389 |
| 1980s | 4,769 | #411 (1989) | #456 |
| 1990s | 5,716 | #344 (1991) | #455 |
| 2000s | 5,283 | #485 (2004) | #554 |
| 2010s | 2,222 | #873 (2011) | #1,140 |
| 2020s | 948 | #1,256 (2022) | #1,413 |
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.
Marlene in 1981
girls
#472
449 births · 1 in 3,715 girls
Top girls' names in 1981
More about 1981
girls
1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 3,715 of them was named Marlene, which outranked 96.1% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Marlene
Biggest movers since 1980
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.