girl's name

Marylene

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 8
  • Births on record 18,053

Marylene is a girl's name. In 1961 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 1956, when 1,010 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1936.

Marylene over time

Births per decade in France, 1930s to 2000s.

7,490
'30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00
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Births named Marylene by decade in France
Decade Births
1930s 35
1940s 1,320
1950s 7,490
1960s 4,530
1970s 2,315
1980s 1,475
1990s 435
2000s 95

How popular is Marylene?

In 2009, Marylene was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Marylene is used

Canada #2,705 5 in 1997
France #6,119 5 in 2009
United States #7,099 5 in 1961

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

How Marylene is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Marylène Marylène is a rare spelling of Marylene, written with a grave accent and recorded about 1,670 times, mostly in France. 1,670

Names that peaked alongside Marylene

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Marylene also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Marylene over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Marylene

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Marylene — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Marylene

How popular is the name Marylene?

In 2009, Marylene was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Marylene a girl's or a boy's name?

Marylene is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Marylene most popular?

Marylene peaked in 1956, when 1,010 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.