Marlen

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A few things about Marlen you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Marlen

Marlen Khutsiev

Soviet film director, screenwriter (1925-2019)

Choose Marlen and your child shares a first name with Marlen Khutsiev, a Soviet film director, screenwriter. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Marlen, like who?” Marlen Khutsiev's Wikipedia article is available in 30 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 285,714 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Marlen, 6 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Marlen would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryMarlen first shows up in US birth records in 1915, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 110 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1938, when it ranked #1,310. Today it's #10,695, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🚀TrendMarlen has climbed 1,327 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #10,695. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• ⚖️Boy or girlMarlen is given to both boys and girls: 88% of the 48 babies named Marlen in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningIn Russian, Marlen means “Marx and Lenin”.

About the name Marlen

Marlen is a boy name of English origin meaning “Marx and Lenin”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with M and ending in “-len”. US birth records list Marlen for boys from 1915 to 2025, in 95 of those 111 years. Its best year was 1938, when it ranked #1,310 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #10,695, with 6 babies.

Origin:English names