The baby name Marlene appears in baby name data for the United States from 1915 to 2024. It was most popular in 1936 with 6,559 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Marlene has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1915 | 8 |
| 1917 | 5 |
| 1918 | 9 |
| 1919 | 18 |
| 1920 | 19 |
| 1921 | 31 |
| 1922 | 32 |
| 1923 | 88 |
| 1924 | 41 |
| 1925 | 17 |
| 1926 | 12 |
| 1927 | 60 |
| 1928 | 82 |
| 1929 | 100 |
| 1930 | 362 |
| 1931 | 3,461 |
| 1932 | 4,279 |
| 1933 | 5,353 |
| 1934 | 4,625 |
| 1935 | 5,719 |
| 1936 | 6,559 |
| 1937 | 6,297 |
| 1938 | 5,416 |
| 1938 | 5 |
| 1939 | 4,484 |
| 1940 | 3,638 |
| 1941 | 3,594 |
| 1942 | 3,756 |
| 1943 | 3,357 |
| 1944 | 2,858 |
| 1945 | 2,837 |
| 1946 | 3,154 |
| 1947 | 3,618 |
| 1948 | 3,680 |
| 1949 | 3,695 |
| 1950 | 4,085 |
| 1951 | 3,970 |
| 1952 | 4,080 |
| 1953 | 3,555 |
| 1954 | 3,258 |
| 1955 | 3,058 |
| 1956 | 2,619 |
| 1957 | 2,677 |
| 1958 | 2,489 |
| 1959 | 2,202 |
| 1960 | 2,043 |
| 1961 | 2,027 |
| 1962 | 1,621 |
| 1963 | 1,705 |
| 1964 | 1,452 |
| 1965 | 1,305 |
| 1966 | 1,279 |
| 1967 | 1,129 |
| 1968 | 1,065 |
| 1969 | 919 |
| 1970 | 882 |
| 1971 | 726 |
| 1972 | 606 |
| 1973 | 520 |
| 1974 | 516 |
| 1975 | 438 |
| 1976 | 439 |
| 1977 | 510 |
| 1978 | 378 |
| 1979 | 436 |
| 1980 | 379 |
| 1981 | 317 |
| 1982 | 336 |
| 1983 | 310 |
| 1984 | 280 |
| 1985 | 361 |
| 1986 | 321 |
| 1987 | 358 |
| 1988 | 295 |
| 1989 | 410 |
| 1990 | 295 |
| 1991 | 375 |
| 1992 | 301 |
| 1993 | 249 |
| 1994 | 243 |
| 1995 | 281 |
| 1996 | 299 |
| 1997 | 250 |
| 1998 | 209 |
| 1999 | 172 |
| 2000 | 265 |
| 2001 | 232 |
| 2002 | 221 |
| 2003 | 269 |
| 2004 | 510 |
| 2005 | 484 |
| 2006 | 452 |
| 2007 | 438 |
| 2008 | 322 |
| 2009 | 211 |
| 2010 | 138 |
| 2011 | 174 |
| 2012 | 171 |
| 2013 | 119 |
| 2014 | 70 |
| 2015 | 136 |
| 2016 | 131 |
| 2017 | 130 |
| 2018 | 107 |
| 2019 | 76 |
| 2020 | 78 |
| 2021 | 92 |
| 2022 | 141 |
| 2023 | 114 |
| 2024 | 74 |