Marlene has been given to about 130,932 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1936, which makes it a interwar name.
Its best year was 1936, when 5,354 babies were given the name, ranking 39th. The typical living American called Marlene is about 73 years old today. It is relatively most common in Arizona, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.