Meaning and history
Marleen is a Dutch and German feminine name, often a contraction of Maria and Magdalena or a variant of Marlene. Maria comes from Hebrew Miryam, of uncertain meaning, while Magdalena means “woman from Magdala.” Marlene was notably established by actor Marlene Dietrich, but Marleen follows regional spelling. Notable bearers include Belgian film director Marleen Gorris, the first woman to direct an Academy Award-winning foreign-language film, and Belgian runner Marleen Renders.
20062006: 42 births, rank #3,669
2007: 80 births, rank #2,368
2008: 33 births, rank #4,550
2009: 26 births, rank #5,378
2010: 28 births, rank #4,974
20112011: 23 births, rank #5,728
2012: 28 births, rank #4,957
2013: 22 births, rank #5,834
2014: 25 births, rank #5,310
2015: 17 births, rank #6,977
20162016: 18 births, rank #6,663
2017: 17 births, rank #6,808
2018: 7 births, rank #12,464
2019: 14 births, rank #7,716
2020: 8 births, rank #11,090
20212021: 16 births, rank #6,967
2022: 14 births, rank #7,631
2023: 11 births, rank #8,989
2024: 9 births, rank #10,271
20252025: 8 births, rank #10,917
Marleen moved from #801 to #862 for girls between 1953 and 1954. Its highest annual birth count came in 1951, with 133 births.