Is Marlen a boy or girl name?
Marlen is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 44 girls and 0 boys were named Marlen, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 85.6% of the 6,390 US babies named Marlen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,543
- Babies named Marlen since 1915
- 6,390
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 272 babies
Boys and girls named Marlen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 34 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 113 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 151 | 42 | 21.8% |
| 1940s | 99 | 44 | 30.8% |
| 1950s | 69 | 32 | 31.7% |
| 1960s | 56 | 126 | 69.2% |
| 1970s | 101 | 229 | 69.4% |
| 1980s | 64 | 473 | 88.1% |
| 1990s | 105 | 1,337 | 92.7% |
| 2000s | 82 | 2,171 | 96.4% |
| 2010s | 31 | 773 | 96.1% |
| 2020s | 15 | 243 | 94.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,543 |
| 2023 | 5 | #13,447 | 44 | #3,557 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,394 |
| 2021 | 5 | #13,370 | 52 | #3,142 |
| 2020 | 5 | #13,348 | 56 | #2,920 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,072 |
| 2018 | 8 | #9,345 | 55 | #2,991 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,001 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,750 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,836 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,964 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,530 | 80 | #2,321 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 93 | #2,074 |
| 2011 | 5 | #13,621 | 116 | #1,766 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,551 | 138 | #1,588 |
| 2009 | 8 | #9,565 | 170 | #1,394 |
| 2008 | 12 | #7,043 | 213 | #1,197 |
| 2007 | 5 | #13,677 | 263 | #1,008 |
| 2006 | 7 | #10,259 | 224 | #1,119 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,936 | 230 | #1,041 |
| 2004 | 10 | #7,346 | 216 | #1,071 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,772 | 259 | #918 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 200 | #1,066 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,767 | 184 | #1,138 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,873 | 212 | #1,000 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,609 | 121 | #1,448 |
| 1998 | 13 | #5,079 | 149 | #1,227 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,934 | 126 | #1,367 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,820 | 157 | #1,161 |
| 1995 | 17 | #3,792 | 138 | #1,240 |
| 1994 | 7 | #7,479 | 148 | #1,197 |
| 1993 | 9 | #6,062 | 122 | #1,357 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,509 | 139 | #1,250 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,388 | 124 | #1,331 |
| 1990 | 8 | #6,198 | 113 | #1,404 |
| 1989 | 8 | #6,011 | 67 | #1,938 |
| 1988 | 9 | #5,065 | 58 | #2,044 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,651 | 40 | #2,551 |
| 1986 | 6 | #6,434 | 40 | #2,493 |
| 1985 | 6 | #6,245 | 39 | #2,524 |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,350 | 44 | #2,253 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,181 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,389 | 56 | #1,912 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,797 | 40 | #2,431 |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,298 | 44 | #2,270 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,457 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,776 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,436 | 23 | #3,334 |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,908 | 27 | #2,835 |
| 1975 | 13 | #3,018 | 25 | #2,928 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,480 | 20 | #3,383 |
| 1973 | 16 | #2,465 | 21 | #3,189 |
| 1972 | 17 | #2,301 | 17 | #3,657 |
| 1971 | 13 | #2,764 | 12 | #4,718 |
| 1970 | 10 | #3,197 | 16 | #3,810 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,896 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,523 | 16 | #3,404 |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,822 | 13 | #3,773 |
| 1966 | 9 | #2,906 | 13 | #3,675 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,390 |
| 1964 | 8 | #3,188 | 21 | #2,791 |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,537 | 13 | #3,741 |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,879 | 11 | #4,175 |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,907 | 8 | #5,138 |
| 1960 | 9 | #3,002 | 7 | #5,504 |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,360 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,186 | 6 | #5,854 |
| 1957 | 9 | #2,952 | 6 | #5,830 |
| 1956 | 10 | #2,729 | 10 | #4,076 |
| 1955 | 11 | #2,514 | 5 | #6,398 |
| 1954 | 6 | #3,687 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 12 | #2,355 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 8 | #2,984 | 5 | #5,926 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 10 | #2,551 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,999 | 6 | #5,050 |
| 1947 | 14 | #2,134 | 7 | #4,617 |
| 1946 | 8 | #2,828 | 8 | #3,865 |
| 1945 | 12 | #2,088 | 6 | #4,355 |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,739 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 9 | #2,672 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 9 | #2,642 | 8 | #3,621 |
| 1941 | 17 | #1,732 | 9 | #3,166 |
| 1940 | 10 | #2,431 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 9 | #2,558 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 26 | #1,328 | 5 | #4,752 |
| 1937 | 12 | #2,160 | 9 | #3,081 |
| 1936 | 23 | #1,408 | 9 | #3,019 |
| 1935 | 18 | #1,693 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 16 | #1,830 | 5 | #4,733 |
| 1933 | 11 | #2,313 | 8 | #3,297 |
| 1932 | 12 | #2,274 | 6 | #4,232 |
| 1931 | 12 | #2,283 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 12 | #2,398 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 8 | #3,151 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 11 | #2,594 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 16 | #2,096 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 6 | #4,027 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 16 | #2,053 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 12 | #2,574 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,645 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 13 | #2,429 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 16 | #2,119 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 10 | #2,890 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,620 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,587 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 6 | #3,821 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,279 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 9 | #2,747 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Marlen reached #1,328 in 1938. As a girl name, it reached #918 in 2003. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Marlen
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.