Marleen comes from the Dutch / English tradition, meaning Formal Germanic name meaning "sea-famous.".
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How popular is Marleen?
1951peak year
The name Marleen reached its peak in 1951, with 133 registrations (ranked #770). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1926, roughly 25 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #8924) today, averaging about 13 new babies per year. Marleen has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 4,113 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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