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Marlene

Marlene is currently the #1261 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 177 babies. Momentum is clearly positive: five years ago it ranked #1559, now it sits at #1261. Looking at the full record since 1904, Marlene hit its all-time high of #39 in 1935, when 4,830 girls were given the name. State by state, Arizona leads the way at #632.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1261
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#39
in 1935 (1930s)
Babies in 2025
177
girls named Marlene

Marlene popularity, 1880–2025

0.14%0.28%0.42%0.55%18801900192019401960198020002020#39 in 1935
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1935

Where Marlene is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Marlene in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Marlene in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Marlene in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Marlene in 2025NH—Washington: #1046 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WA#1046Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Marlene in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Marlene in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Marlene in 2025ND—Minnesota: #731 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MN#731Wisconsin: #700 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)WI#700Michigan: #1210 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)MI#1210New York: #1654 (7 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1654Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Marlene in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Marlene in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Marlene in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Marlene in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Marlene in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Marlene in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Marlene in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 girls named Marlene in 2025IL—Indiana: #815 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)IN#815Ohio: #878 (10 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)OH#878Pennsylvania: #871 (10 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)PA#871New Jersey: #1036 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NJ#1036Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Marlene in 2025CT—California: #800 (37 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)CA#800Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Marlene in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Marlene in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Marlene in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Marlene in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Marlene in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Marlene in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Marlene in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Marlene in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Marlene in 2025DE—Arizona: #632 (10 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)AZ#632New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Marlene in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Marlene in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Marlene in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Marlene in 2025TN—North Carolina: #1437 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NC#1437South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Marlene in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Marlene in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Marlene in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Marlene in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Marlene in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Marlene in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Marlene in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Marlene in 2025HI—Texas: #1352 (18 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1352Florida: fewer than 5 girls named Marlene in 2025FL—
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Arizona (#632), Wisconsin (#700), Minnesota (#731)

Uniqueness score

56/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Marlene in the most recent year of SSA data.

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