Boy or Girl

Is Marleen a boy or girl name?

Marleen was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 4,113 US babies named Marleen were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#10,756
Babies named Marleen since 1926
4,113
Most popular year
1951
133 babies
Babies named Marleen each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Marleen from 1926 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.05010015020019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Marleen, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1920s023100%
1930s0406100%
1940s0822100%
1950s0938100%
1960s0473100%
1970s0313100%
1980s0230100%
1990s0288100%
2000s0363100%
2010s0199100%
2020s058100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–9#10,756
20230–11#9,384
20220–14#7,901
20210–16#7,144
20200–8#11,752
20190–14#8,006
20180–7#13,326
20170–17#6,993
20160–18#6,818
20150–17#7,165
20140–25#5,405
20130–22#5,947
20120–28#5,065
20110–23#5,869
20100–28#5,056
20090–26#5,488
20080–33#4,608
20070–80#2,381
20060–42#3,713
20050–29#4,663
20040–33#4,243
20030–27#4,767
20020–32#4,043
20010–30#4,163
20000–31#4,043
19990–34#3,615
19980–41#3,093
19970–27#4,084
19960–18#5,439
19950–24#4,303
19940–30#3,665
19930–35#3,262
19920–24#4,332
19910–27#3,894
19900–28#3,777
19890–20#4,607
19880–25#3,764
19870–19#4,411
19860–24#3,604
19850–20#4,078
19840–24#3,481
19830–17#4,401
19820–24#3,491
19810–36#2,594
19800–21#3,794
19790–25#3,296
19780–28#2,910
19770–33#2,591
19760–20#3,477
19750–25#2,927
19740–31#2,475
19730–25#2,801
19720–29#2,488
19710–40#2,087
19700–57#1,647
19690–38#2,042
19680–47#1,720
19670–33#2,058
19660–41#1,786
19650–47#1,648
19640–51#1,603
19630–62#1,421
19620–57#1,484
19610–43#1,761
19600–54#1,515
19590–43#1,684
19580–50#1,521
19570–52#1,484
19560–64#1,306
19550–99#1,006
19540–122#862
19530–132#801
19520–117#852
19510–133#770
19500–126#771
19490–108#851
19480–116#804
19470–103#865
19460–86#905
19450–78#852
19440–66#958
19430–81#868
19420–68#953
19410–44#1,129
19400–72#845
19390–85#747
19380–51#1,001
19370–56#926
19360–55#927
19350–47#1,012
19340–28#1,395
19330–23#1,583
19320–29#1,415
19310–24#1,580
19300–8#3,544
19290–6#4,398
19280–5#5,178
19270–6#4,622
19260–6#4,652

Highest rank

Marleen has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #747 in 1939. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Marleen

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.