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Marlen

/ˈmɑɹlən/ · 86% girls · 48 born in 2025

Marlen has been given to about 6,438 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2003, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈmɑɹlən/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 6,055
Median age today25 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Marlen per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2003 · 272
  • Born in 202548
  • All time6,438
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Marlen?

Its best year was 2003, when 272 babies were given the name, ranking 918th. The typical living American called Marlen is about 25 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Marlen

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Marleen0.92
  2. Maren0.88
  3. Darleen0.80
  4. Carleen0.80
  5. Arleen0.79
  6. Karen0.75
  7. Marley0.78
  8. Carmen0.75

Middle names for Marlen

Ranked by flow score
  1. Marlen Anne0.81
  2. Marlen Catherine0.78
  3. Marlen Josephine0.78
  4. Marlen Rose0.77
  5. Marlen Grace0.77
  6. Marlen Eve0.77

Sibling names for Marlen

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Paulinasister · 0.92
  2. Alvarobrother · 0.90
  3. Nikolasbrother · 0.90
  4. Tracebrother · 0.90
  5. Hallesister · 0.90
  6. Ilianasister · 0.89

Where Marlen is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%
  2. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Marlen Anderson0.77
  2. Marlen White0.72
  3. Marlen Hill0.72
  4. Marlen Hall0.72
  5. Marlen Brown0.72
  6. Marlen Young0.69

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 Marlen

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. France1900–2025
  4. Norway1945–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Marlen across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.