Over the past 110 years, 15 boys and 125 944 girls have been named Marlene. The name Marlene ranks 9588th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Marlene in 1938. The peak of popularity of the name Marlene came in the 1980s and 1990s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.