Is Marlene a boy or girl name?
Marlene is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 137 girls and 0 boys were named Marlene, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 130,755 US babies named Marlene were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,551
- Babies named Marlene since 1904
- 130,755
- Most popular year
- 1936
- 5,354 babies
Boys and girls named Marlene, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 18 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 263 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 774 | 100% |
| 1930s | 135 | 37,355 | 99.6% |
| 1940s | 76 | 29,294 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 30 | 25,252 | 99.9% |
| 1960s | 34 | 12,950 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 16 | 5,728 | 99.7% |
| 1980s | 30 | 4,771 | 99.4% |
| 1990s | 38 | 5,716 | 99.3% |
| 2000s | 0 | 5,283 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,221 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 771 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 137 | #1,551 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 167 | #1,351 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 191 | #1,257 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,502 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,567 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,408 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 163 | #1,383 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 194 | #1,234 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 199 | #1,231 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 216 | #1,169 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 210 | #1,171 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 230 | #1,076 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 257 | #983 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 299 | #874 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 293 | #901 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 392 | #739 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 491 | #629 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 591 | #528 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 591 | #515 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 537 | #538 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 606 | #485 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 559 | #513 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 510 | #540 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 487 | #544 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 519 | #513 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 432 | #577 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 429 | #573 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 448 | #531 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 519 | #476 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 577 | #444 |
| 1994 | 7 | #7,480 | 561 | #456 |
| 1993 | 6 | #8,302 | 612 | #407 |
| 1992 | 6 | #8,080 | 716 | #358 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,362 | 752 | #344 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,653 | 670 | #391 |
| 1989 | 8 | #6,012 | 601 | #412 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 489 | #460 |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,708 | 492 | #449 |
| 1986 | 5 | #7,429 | 478 | #452 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 445 | #474 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 437 | #473 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,958 | 458 | #451 |
| 1982 | 6 | #6,113 | 482 | #446 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 449 | #472 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 440 | #479 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 466 | #442 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 456 | #440 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 492 | #417 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 492 | #412 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 493 | #409 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 548 | #381 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,595 | 529 | #386 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 655 | #343 |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,377 | 735 | #343 |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,554 | 862 | #316 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 889 | #304 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 1,004 | #270 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 1,022 | #264 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 1,141 | #249 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 1,212 | #247 |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,493 | 1,289 | #244 |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,538 | 1,554 | #219 |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,880 | 1,557 | #214 |
| 1961 | 8 | #3,267 | 1,637 | #211 |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,915 | 1,645 | #209 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 1,780 | #200 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 1,964 | #185 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 2,126 | #177 |
| 1956 | 7 | #3,417 | 2,128 | #170 |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,741 | 2,566 | #142 |
| 1954 | 5 | #4,169 | 2,651 | #141 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 2,767 | #128 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 3,132 | #117 |
| 1951 | 7 | #3,250 | 3,007 | #118 |
| 1950 | 5 | #4,008 | 3,131 | #112 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 3,044 | #110 |
| 1948 | 5 | #4,000 | 3,053 | #109 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 2,989 | #114 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 2,818 | #112 |
| 1945 | 13 | #1,984 | 2,528 | #110 |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,740 | 2,566 | #106 |
| 1943 | 8 | #2,873 | 2,857 | #104 |
| 1942 | 8 | #2,858 | 3,253 | #84 |
| 1941 | 20 | #1,567 | 3,068 | #83 |
| 1940 | 17 | #1,722 | 3,118 | #80 |
| 1939 | 15 | #1,845 | 3,773 | #64 |
| 1938 | 19 | #1,595 | 4,473 | #51 |
| 1937 | 16 | #1,802 | 5,037 | #40 |
| 1936 | 22 | #1,443 | 5,332 | #39 |
| 1935 | 12 | #2,202 | 4,830 | #39 |
| 1934 | 17 | #1,765 | 3,755 | #57 |
| 1933 | 15 | #1,881 | 4,045 | #50 |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,265 | 3,219 | #78 |
| 1931 | 12 | #2,284 | 2,585 | #95 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 306 | #388 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 129 | #605 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 99 | #712 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 80 | #820 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 63 | #949 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 58 | #983 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 73 | #884 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 114 | #689 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 59 | #974 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,178 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 56 | #986 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,070 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,083 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,141 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,514 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,214 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,419 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,210 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 8 | #2,284 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,515 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,587 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,896 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,867 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,067 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Marlene reached #1,443 in 1936. As a girl name, it reached #39 in 1935. 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 1930s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Marlene
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.