Girls' name · since 1926
Marleen
Since 1926, U.S. Social Security records show 4,121 babies named Marleen, peaking in 1951. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,928 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,035 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,121
- born since 1926
- 1950s
- peak decade
4,121 babies have been named Marleen since 1926, making it today's #11035 girls' name.
Marleen has 4,121 recorded births among girls since 1926, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11035 as of the latest data, more common than 36% of girls, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 2025.
- #2,928 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,035 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,121 born since 1926
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marleen ranks #2,928 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,035 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,121 born since 1926, peaking in the 1950s.
- #2,928 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,035 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,121
- born since 1926
- 1950s
- peak decade
Marleen's 4,121 recorded births place it above 95.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Marleen compares
4,121 Top 15% higher than 85% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Marleen's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marleen | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,121 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 133 | 21 | 19,840 |
Marleen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marleen's full recorded timeline at 1976, 30% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 70% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1928, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1951 peak of 133 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marleen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–2025
- Peak year (1951)
- 133
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Marleen by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (938 births, 23% of the file).
1950s was Marleen's strongest decade.
938 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Marleen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 23
1920s
23 births
- 1930s
1930s
406 births
- 1940s
1940s
822 births
- 1950s
1950s
938 births
- 1960s
1960s
473 births
- 1970s 313
1970s
313 births
- 1980s 230
1980s
230 births
- 1990s 288
1990s
288 births
- 2000s 363
2000s
363 births
- 2010s 199
2010s
199 births
- 2020s 66
2020s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 938 births (23% of all-time use).
How Marleen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Marleen's total volume
Marleen by state
Where Marleen concentrates geographically, total births since 1926
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 839 | 20.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 244 | 5.9% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 148 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 100 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 98 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Texas | | 91 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 72 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 69 | 1.7% |
839 of 4,121 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Marleen appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Marleen's data
- Marleen's decade-level peak was the 1950s (938 total births); usage has since declined to 66 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Marleens (839 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marleen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1951)
Similar record span (~99 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1926–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Marleen draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.