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Globally, Whalen (惠伦 , Whalen , 瓦伦) is a rare dominantly masculine, but uncommonly female forename. The forename Whalen is habitual in China, where it is a very rare mostly male, but infrequently girly name, and the United States, where it is a very rare masculine name. Much more frequently, Whalen is the last name as well as the forename.