Gender
Origin
- Hebrew
- child of light, bitter
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Marlene
Pronunciation
m(a)-rle-ne, mar-lene
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1936 (rank #1418, 22 births); most recent 1994 (rank #6965, 7 births)
- Girls: peak in 1936 (rank #39, 5,332 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1261, 177 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 177 |
| 2024 | – | 137 |
| 2023 | – | 167 |
| 2022 | – | 191 |
| 2021 | – | 141 |
| 2020 | – | 135 |
| 2019 | – | 160 |
| 2018 | – | 163 |
| 2017 | – | 194 |
| 2016 | – | 199 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #1586, 15 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4866, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 1985 (rank #76, 1,070 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2569, 10 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2020 | 19 |
| 2019 | 24 |
| 2018 | 31 |
| 2017 | 34 |
| 2016 | 28 |
| 2015 | 42 |
| 2014 | 25 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 1980 (rank #337, 9 births); most recent 2014 (rank #870, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 1974 (rank #249, 14 births); most recent 1986 (rank #485, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 1948 (rank #40, 67 births); most recent 2007 (rank #618, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence