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Marilene

Marilene is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

FemaleLow

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Marilene · Marilène

Verdict
Female
Confidence
Low (source weight below 8; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
United States, Switzerland, Germany
Also spelled
Marilène
US records 1880–2017
0 male / 143 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Marilene

If you do not know Marilene’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Marilene,” in English, “Guten Tag Marilene,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Marilene,

German

Guten Tag Marilene,

French

Bonjour Marilene,

Spanish

Estimado/a Marilene:

Chinese

Marilene您好：

Japanese

Marilene様

English

Hi Marilene,

German

Hi Marilene,

French

Salut Marilene,

Spanish

Hola Marilene,

Chinese

Marilene你好：

Japanese

Marileneさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Classification of Marilene by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
United Statesrarewoman's name
Switzerlandrarewoman's name
Germanyrarewoman's name

United States birth data

0 male · 143 female · 143 births recorded

Male ≈ 0%Female ≈ 100%

Frequently asked questions

Is Marilene a male or female name?

Marilene is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Marilene in an email?

If you do not know Marilene’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Marilene,” in English, “Guten Tag Marilene,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Marilene a unisex name?

Marilene is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Marilene a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/marilene. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_marilene,
  title  = {Is Marilene a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/marilene},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}