Marlen
Marlen, feminine: Marlena is a Russian given name of Soviet origin. Notable people with the name include:
- Russian
- German
Meaning & Origin of Marlen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Marlen, feminine: Marlena is a Russian given name of Soviet origin. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Russian
- German
The Story of Marlen
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Marlen as a girl name dates back to 1932, when 6 babies received it. 2007 was its biggest year on record, with 263 newborns named Marlen — #1,003 in the national rankings. About 39% of every Marlen on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Marlen ranks #3,785 for girls with 40 births, falling sharply (-20%). All told, over 6K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Marlen as a boy name dates back to 1915, when 9 babies received it. 1938 was its biggest year on record, with 26 newborns named Marlen — #1,311 in the national rankings. Marlen last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 920 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Marlen
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Names that sound like Marlen
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About the name Marlen
Marlen is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1932 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Marlen's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #918. Use the chart and map above to compare Marlen'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.