Marlen is an uncommon variant of Marilyn that peaked in 2003 and has since faded.
Marlen is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #3,626 among girls (42) and #11,514 among boys (6) — overall #5,796 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48 | 48 | #3,626 | #11,514 |
| 2024 | 44 | 44 | #3,555 | — |
| 2023 | 49 | 49 | #3,558 | #13,455 |
| 2022 | 47 | 47 | #3,394 | — |
| 2021 | 57 | 57 | #3,144 | #13,374 |
| 2020 | 61 | 61 | #2,921 | #13,354 |
| 2019 | 53 | 53 | #3,073 | — |
| 2018 | 63 | 63 | #2,993 | #9,348 |
| 2017 | 55 | 55 | #3,002 | — |
| 2016 | 63 | 63 | #2,751 | — |
| 2015 | 62 | 62 | #2,836 | — |
| 2014 | 58 | 58 | #2,964 | — |
| 2013 | 89 | 89 | #2,321 | #8,530 |
| 2012 | 93 | 93 | #2,074 | — |
| 2011 | 121 | 121 | #1,766 | #13,621 |
| 2010 | 147 | 147 | #1,588 | #8,551 |
| 2009 | 178 | 178 | #1,394 | #9,567 |
| 2008 | 225 | 225 | #1,197 | #7,043 |
| 2007 | 268 | 268 | #1,008 | #13,678 |
| 2006 | 231 | 231 | #1,119 | #10,261 |
| 2005 | 241 | 241 | #1,041 | #6,936 |
| 2004 | 226 | 226 | #1,071 | #7,348 |
| 2003 | 272 | 272 | #918 | #5,772 |
| 2002 | 200 | 200 | #1,066 | — |
| 2001 | 194 | 194 | #1,138 | #6,767 |
| 2000 | 218 | 218 | #1,000 | #9,873 |
| 1999 | 129 | 129 | #1,448 | #7,610 |
| 1998 | 162 | 162 | #1,227 | #5,080 |
| 1997 | 136 | — | #1,367 | #5,934 |
| 1996 | 167 | — | #1,161 | #5,821 |
| 1995 | 155 | — | #1,240 | #3,792 |
| 1994 | 155 | — | #1,197 | #7,478 |
| 1993 | 131 | — | #1,357 | #6,063 |
| 1992 | 149 | — | #1,250 | #5,509 |
| 1991 | 137 | — | #1,331 | #4,389 |
| 1990 | 121 | — | #1,404 | #6,198 |
| 1989 | 75 | — | #1,938 | #6,012 |
| 1988 | 67 | — | #2,044 | #5,065 |
| 1987 | 46 | — | #2,551 | #6,651 |
| 1986 | 46 | — | #2,493 | #6,433 |
| 1985 | 45 | — | #2,524 | #6,244 |
| 1984 | 51 | — | #2,253 | #5,353 |
| 1983 | 45 | — | #2,181 | — |
| 1982 | 63 | — | #1,912 | #5,389 |
| 1981 | 48 | — | #2,431 | #4,797 |
| 1980 | 51 | — | #2,270 | #5,298 |
| 1979 | 38 | — | #2,457 | — |
| 1978 | 30 | — | #2,775 | — |
| 1977 | 31 | — | #3,334 | #4,436 |
| 1976 | 41 | — | #2,836 | #2,907 |
| 1975 | 38 | — | #2,928 | #3,018 |
| 1974 | 30 | — | #3,383 | #3,479 |
| 1973 | 37 | — | #3,189 | #2,465 |
| 1972 | 34 | — | #3,656 | #2,300 |
| 1971 | 25 | — | #4,718 | #2,764 |
| 1970 | 26 | — | #3,810 | #3,197 |
| 1969 | 14 | — | #3,896 | — |
| 1968 | 21 | — | #3,404 | #4,522 |
| 1967 | 19 | — | #3,773 | #3,821 |
| 1966 | 22 | — | #3,675 | #2,907 |
| 1965 | 10 | — | #4,389 | — |
| 1964 | 29 | — | #2,791 | #3,187 |
| 1963 | 20 | — | #3,741 | #3,538 |
| 1962 | 17 | — | #4,175 | #3,879 |
| 1961 | 14 | — | #5,138 | #3,906 |
| 1960 | 16 | — | #5,504 | #3,001 |
| 1959 | 5 | — | — | #4,359 |
| 1958 | 14 | — | #5,854 | #3,187 |
| 1957 | 15 | — | #5,830 | #2,952 |
| 1956 | 20 | — | #4,077 | #2,729 |
| 1955 | 16 | — | #6,398 | #2,513 |
| 1954 | 6 | — | — | #3,686 |
| 1953 | 12 | — | — | #2,355 |
| 1951 | 13 | — | #5,926 | #2,983 |
| 1949 | 10 | — | — | #2,551 |
| 1948 | 11 | — | #5,050 | #3,999 |
| 1947 | 21 | — | #4,617 | #2,134 |
| 1946 | 16 | — | #3,865 | #2,828 |
| 1945 | 18 | — | #4,355 | #2,088 |
| 1944 | 5 | — | — | #3,739 |
| 1943 | 9 | — | — | #2,672 |
| 1942 | 17 | — | #3,622 | #2,642 |
| 1941 | 26 | — | #3,166 | #1,732 |
| 1940 | 10 | — | — | #2,431 |
| 1939 | 9 | — | — | #2,558 |
| 1938 | 31 | — | #4,752 | #1,327 |
| 1937 | 21 | — | #3,081 | #2,159 |
| 1936 | 32 | — | #3,019 | #1,408 |
| 1935 | 18 | — | — | #1,693 |
| 1934 | 21 | — | #4,733 | #1,830 |
| 1933 | 19 | — | #3,297 | #2,313 |
| 1932 | 18 | — | #4,232 | #2,274 |
| 1931 | 12 | — | — | #2,283 |
| 1930 | 12 | — | — | #2,398 |
| 1929 | 8 | — | — | #3,151 |
| 1928 | 11 | — | — | #2,594 |
| 1927 | 16 | — | — | #2,096 |
| 1926 | 6 | — | — | #4,027 |
| 1925 | 16 | — | — | #2,053 |
| 1924 | 12 | — | — | #2,574 |
| 1923 | 5 | — | — | #4,645 |
| 1922 | 13 | — | — | #2,429 |
| 1921 | 16 | — | — | #2,118 |
| 1920 | 10 | — | — | #2,891 |
| 1919 | 7 | — | — | #3,620 |
| 1918 | 7 | — | — | #3,587 |
| 1917 | 6 | — | — | #3,821 |
| 1916 | 5 | — | — | #4,278 |
| 1915 | 9 | — | — | #2,747 |