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Marlene

female

Marlene.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1967 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #91 in Norway in 1987. See regions.

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Data Confidence

Official popularity evidence
Verified
Profile completeness
Partial
Editorial research
Not yet completed

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Name Characteristics

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Pronunciation clarity

Not yet assessed — Namewise hasn't recorded a pronunciation (respelling or IPA) for this name yet.

Spelling simplicity

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Regional familiarity

Editorial judgement of how familiar this name is in its primary region of use today.

International familiarity

Editorial judgement of how easily this name travels across languages and borders.

Trend stability

Derived from the name's traditional/modern classification and its current popularity trend direction.

Overview

Origin
Meaning
Not available
Pronunciation
Syllables
3
Common nicknames
None recorded
Classification
Traditional & modern
Gender usage
female
Language family
Not available

Popularity

FallingEngland and Wales (female) rank from 1996 to 2024, ranging from #1585 to #5765.1996199719992001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182020202120232024#1585#5765
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England and Wales rank by year
YearRank
1996#3126
1997#3824
1999#2189
2001#3262
2002#2868
2003#2436
2004#1836
2005#3970
2006#1585
2007#2627
2008#2292
2009#2535
2010#3533
2011#4049
2012#4171
2013#3536
2014#3514
2015#2705
2016#3609
2017#5765
2018#3985
2020#3117
2021#2942
2023#4056
2024#4843

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

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Meaning & Origin

Variants

No spelling variants or nicknames recorded yet.

No similar names recorded yet for this name.

Similarity is a demonstration score — see methodology.

Spelling

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling — see Name Characteristics above.

No commonly used alternate spellings recorded.

Pronunciation

Audio not yet available.
Syllables
3
Ease
easy

Demonstration dataSource: HEKNO Name Intelligence.Confidence: insufficient.

Regional Use

Notable Usage

No safely-sourced notable usage recorded for this name yet.

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