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Girl name

Marleen

/mɑˈɹlin/ · 100% girls · 8 born in 2025

Marleen has been given to about 4,121 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1951, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/mɑˈɹlin/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 3,420
Median age today63 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Marleen per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1951 · 133
  • Born in 20258
  • All time4,121

How popular is Marleen?

Its best year was 1951, when 133 babies were given the name, ranking 770th. The typical living American called Marleen is about 63 years old today.

Names that sound like Marleen

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Marlen0.92
  2. Arleen0.88
  3. Darleen0.88
  4. Carleen0.88
  5. Maren0.80
  6. Maryellen0.80
  7. Charleen0.79
  8. Marlene0.76

Middle names for Marleen

Ranked by flow score
  1. Marleen Anne0.85
  2. Marleen Rose0.81
  3. Marleen Grace0.81
  4. Marleen Eve0.81
  5. Marleen Jane0.81
  6. Marleen Louise0.81

Sibling names for Marleen

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laurelsister · 0.79
  2. Rudybrother · 0.79
  3. Lanasister · 0.78
  4. Ruthiesister · 0.77
  5. Frankieeither · 0.76
  6. Tommybrother · 0.76

Where Marleen is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Marleen White0.76
    2. Marleen Hill0.76
    3. Marleen Hall0.76
    4. Marleen Brown0.76
    5. Marleen Young0.73
    6. Marleen Wright0.73

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Marleen

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.