Marlene
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Marlene
Marlene Dietrich made it famous when she condensed her first two names, Maria and Magdalena. Now more often pronounced with two syllables rather than three.
Marlene is also given to boys.
Pronounced mar-LEEN.
As of October 2026, Marlene ranked #7480 in US births in 1994 SSA, peaked at #1443 in 1936.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #1,171 | 210 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #1,169 | 216 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #1,231 | 199 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #1,234 | 194 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #1,383 | 163 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #1,408 | 160 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #1,567 | 135 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #1,502 | 141 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | #1,257 | 191 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #1,351 | 167 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #1,551 | 137 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #1,268 | 177 |
World rankings
Marlene for girls
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Marlene on lists
Famous Marlenes
- Marie Magdalene "Marlene" DietrichGirl
German actress
- Marlene FavelaGirl
Mexican actress
- Marlene HaggeGirl
American pro golfer
- Marlène JobertGirl
French actress and children's book author, mother of actress Eva Green
- Marlene KingGirl
American TV producer
- Marlene van NiekerkGirl
South African author
- Marlene WeingärtnerGirl
German tennis player
Marlene in pop culture
- Marlene McKinnonGirl
character in the "Harry Potter" series
- Marlene WallaceGirl
character in video game Final Fantasy VII
- MarleneGirl
character in the Divergent series
- Marlene GriggsGirl
Knope, Leslie's mother on TV's "Parks and Recreation"
- "Martha Marcy May MarleneGirl
" 2011 film
- Marlene Dunne Girl
Character in "Daisy Jones & The Six"