Marleen
Marleen is a Dutch-language feminine given name. It can be a contraction of Maria and either Magdalena or Helena. People bearing the name include:Marleen Barth, Dutch politician Marleen S.
Meaning & Origin of Marleen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Marleen is a Dutch-language feminine given name. It can be a contraction of Maria and either Magdalena or Helena. People bearing the name include:Marleen Barth, Dutch politician Marleen S.
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The Story of Marleen
Marleen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1926, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1951, when 133 Marleens were born — ranking #765 that year. As of 2026, Marleen ranks #8,845 for baby girls with 10 births, gradually falling (-13%). In total, more than 4K Marleens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Marleen
Marleen is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1926 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Marleen's peak popularity came in 1951 when it ranked #740. Use the chart and map above to compare Marleen's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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