The first name Marleen
A girl’s name from Hebrew.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Hebrew origin
A female given name from Hebrew, a less common spelling of Marlene.
A form of Marlene.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Marleen last appeared in the official list in 2016, given to 3 girls.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Marleen with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Marleen at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 8 girls born in the United States were named Marleen, the 11,554th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1951, when 133 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Marleen
4 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Marleen VeldhuisDutch swimmer, born 1979
- Marleen GorrisDutch writer and director (born 1948)
- Marleen van IerselDutch volleyball player, born 1988
- Marleen JochemsDutch field hockey player, born 2000
More Hebrew girls’ names
Questions
- What is the origin of the name Marleen?
- Marleen comes from Hebrew.
- How popular is the name Marleen?
- In 2016, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Marleen, ranking 5,785th.
- Is Marleen a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 4,121 US babies named Marleen since 1880 were girls.
- When was Marleen most popular?
- 1951 in the United States, when 133 babies were named Marleen, its highest rank at 770th.
- What name is Marleen a form of?
- Marleen is a form of Marlene.