Marlana
Marlana was the 14317th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 870th with 169 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,701 places. More babies were named Marlana in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #14,317 girls, down 5,561 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1978169 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,838babies recorded
Marlana popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #14,317 | 6 |
| 2020 | #8,756 | 12 |
| 2010 | #6,558 | 20 |
| 2000 | #4,249 | 29 |
| 1990 | #1,966 | 70 |
| 1980 | #1,523 | 78 |
| 1970 | #2,489 | 30 |
| 1960 | #3,618 | 13 |
| 1950 | #3,591 | 10 |
| 1940 | #4,172 | 6 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Marlana, counting every spelling?
Marlana has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Marlana?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Marlana (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Marlana born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Marlana.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Marlana?
About 2,700 people born in the US named Marlana are alive today, with a median age of 42; half are between 33 and 49. That makes Marlana mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Marlana by state
How common Marlana was among girls born in each state in 1976–1980, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (1.8×). In 28 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Marlana: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Marlana, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Marlana
How popular is the name Marlana?
Marlana was the 14317th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 870th with 169 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,701 places. More babies were named Marlana in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Marlana a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Marlana in the US.
Where was Marlana most popular?
In 1976–1980, Marlana was most common in Mississippi (0.14 per 1,000 girls), followed by Kentucky and Georgia.