Meaning and history
Blend of Maria and Magdalene, referring to Mary Magdalene, a figure in the New Testament. The name was popularized by the German actress and singer Marlene Dietrich (1901–1992), whose birth name was Maria Magdalene Dietrich.
20062006: 591 births, rank #515
2007: 591 births, rank #528
2008: 491 births, rank #628
2009: 392 births, rank #739
2010: 293 births, rank #901
20112011: 299 births, rank #873
2012: 257 births, rank #978
2013: 230 births, rank #1,073
2014: 211 births, rank #1,164
2015: 216 births, rank #1,167
20162016: 199 births, rank #1,229
2017: 194 births, rank #1,233
2018: 163 births, rank #1,378
2019: 160 births, rank #1,406
2020: 135 births, rank #1,559
20212021: 141 births, rank #1,498
2022: 191 births, rank #1,256
2023: 167 births, rank #1,348
2024: 137 births, rank #1,553
20252025: 177 births, rank #1,261
Marlene moved from #874 to #983 for girls between 2011 and 2012. Its highest annual birth count came in 1936, with 5,332 births.