Marleena
given name · Latin script
A female name· listed as female by the registers that count names by sex
(measured from records)Officially recorded in 6 countries · latest register: Guyana, 2025
/ˈmɑrleːnɑ/(recorded in a dictionary) Finnish · from Wiktionary
Marleena is a female given name written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States. Recorded meaning: 20th century contraction of Marja-Leena, also inspired by the German Marlene which has ultimately the same origin (from cognates of Mary + Magdalene/Helen).
- FIFinland
- USUnited States
- MYMalaysia
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
How to pronounce Marleena
- Finnish:/ˈmɑrleːnɑ/(recorded in a dictionary) from Wiktionary
Meaning & origin
(measured from records)20th century contraction of Marja-Leena, also inspired by the German Marlene which has ultimately the same origin (from cognates of Mary + Magdalene/Helen).
Cited for this meaning 2
Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.
Where in the world
(measured from records)Recorded in:
No national register we accept counts this name’s bearers, so the page lists where it is found and publishes no figure.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Notable people with this name
(measured from records)- Niina Nurminenb. 1965FInot in their usual nameFinnish actor
- Marleena Lammikkob. 1995FIFinnish journalist
- Helmi Hollströmb. 2001FInot in their usual nameFinnish singer and presenter
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them
(machine-generated)A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.
Evidence
(measured from records)10 registers and reference works attest this spelling, across 6 countries.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Marleena mean, and where does it come from?
- 20th century contraction of Marja-Leena, also inspired by the German Marlene which has ultimately the same origin (from cognates of Mary + Magdalene/Helen). Recorded by Wiktionary and Nordic Names.
- How do you pronounce Marleena?
- In Finnish /ˈmɑrleːnɑ/ (Wiktionary).
- Is Marleena a male or female name?
- Marleena is a female name. National registers that list it by sex list it as female: Finland (DVV) and United States (Census Bureau, 2020).
- In which country does Marleena have the most bearers?
- Marleena is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Marleena”. Data snapshot 2026-10-13.