Marlene: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “modern blend of Maria and Magdalene”
- Origin
- Germanic
- Say it
- mar-LEEN · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Created in German as a contracted form of Maria Magdalene. It is especially associated with actress Marlene Dietrich.
How popular is Marlene?
Babies named Marlene in 2024137
2024 rank#1,549 girls
Peak year1936
Total US babies since 1880130,755
Marlene is fading: recent use is about 65% of its level ten years before.
Names like Marlene
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Miamine; also Maria diminutive · Italian
- Maryuncertain, traditionally beloved or bitter · Hebrew
- Mariameaning uncertain · Hebrew
- Mariannacombination of Maria and Anna · Latin
- Marielladrop of the sea; beloved · Italian
- Miahuncertain; often linked to Mia · Unknown
- Maliahmodern variant of Malia · American (modern coinage)
- Marlaof Magdala · English
Marlene questions
What does the name Marlene mean?
Marlene means "modern blend of Maria and Magdalene". It comes from Germanic. Created in German as a contracted form of Maria Magdalene. It is especially associated with actress Marlene Dietrich.
Is Marlene a boy or girl name?
Marlene is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Marlene?
137 US babies were named Marlene in 2024. Its peak year was 1936.
How do you pronounce Marlene?
Marlene is usually pronounced mar-LEEN.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.