Across the world, 默琳 (Merlene 
, 默琳 
) is quite a common predominantly female, but scarcely male given name. The given name 默琳 is habitual in Jamaica, where it is quite a rare feminine name, Trinidad and Tobago, and Philippines. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Philippines, the United States, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Much less frequently, 默琳 is the last name as well as the forename.