Marlen
Shortened spelling of Marlene, which German formed by running together Maria and Magdalene, the second of those meaning of Magdala.
Marlen in 2025
Marlen was given to 48 babies in the United States in 2025 — 6 boys and 42 girls, making it the 5,796th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 69,070 babies born.
The history of Marlen
Marlen reached its highest point in 2003, when 272 babies were given the name, ranking 1,567th that year.
Across the 111 years of records since 1915, 6,438 babies have been named Marlen. Half of them were born before 2000, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Marlen has switched sex over its history: it went mostly to boys in its early decades, and goes mostly to girls today.
Marlen by decade
| Decade | Babies named Marlen | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 34 | 5,303 |
| 1920s | 113 | 4,074 |
| 1930s | 193 | 2,335 |
| 1940s | 143 | 2,723 |
| 1950s | 101 | 4,130 |
| 1960s | 182 | 3,572 |
| 1970s | 330 | 3,383 |
| 1980s | 537 | 2,818 |
| 1990s | 1,442 | 1,912 |
| 2000s | 2,253 | 1,567 |
| 2010s | 804 | 2,701 |
| 2020s | 306 | 4,839 |
Where Marlen is heading
Marlen has fallen 23% over the past decade, from 62 babies in 2015 to 48 in 2025.
Names like Marlen
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Marlen.