Marleena
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mar-LAY-na
- Origin
- Hebrew
Marleena is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Marleena mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Marlena; Polish and Italian form of Marlene, from Maria + Magdalena
Marlene arose in Germany as a contraction of Maria Magdalena and was popularised by actress Marlene Dietrich.
Meaning borrowed from Marlena. More on Wiktionary.
Is Marleena a girl's or a boy's name?
Marleena is a girls' name.
How popular is Marleena in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 13 girls. It first appears in the records in 1962.
Half of all the girls named Marleena in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Marleena in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 9 | #9,254 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 9 | #8,798 |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
| 1992 | 8 | #9,483 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 10 | #5,957 |
| 1977 | 9 | #6,338 |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #6,577 |
Nicknames for Marleena
Names like Marleena
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Eliza Samantha Mckenna Johanna Magdalena Mikayla Mariah Isabella Daniela Anna Makayla Brianna
Names related to Marleena
Marlene Marlin Marlena Marlen Marleny Marlyn Maryellen Marelyn
More Hebrew names
Noah Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Marleena: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/marleena, updated 20 October 2026.