How Many People Are Named Marleen?
An estimated 2,882 people in the United States have the first name Marleen. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 52 years old, and Marleen peaked in popularity in 1951 with 133 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marleen as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Marleen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,882
About 1 in 118,929 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1951
133 births
Total Registered
4,113
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marleen
Marleen is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,113 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Marleen as a female name
Ranked #10,756 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 1951 (133 births)
Marleen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marleen span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 938 babies were registered. Marleen has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marleen by Decade
How has Marleen tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Marleen by State
Birth registrations for Marleen span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Missouri, Hawaii, Oregon. On average, about 94 Marleens were registered per state.
Marleen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marleen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Marleen
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Marleen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marleen?
We estimate approximately 2,882 people named Marleen are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 118,929 Americans share this first name.
Is Marleen a common name?
Marleen is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,113 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marleen most popular?
Marleen reached peak popularity in 1951, when 133 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marleen is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marleen a female name?
Marleen is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marleen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marleen Smith, Marleen Johnson, Marleen Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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