Marlena
Marlena was the 2983rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 56 babies. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 430th with 470 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 489 places. More babies were named Marlena in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,983 girls, down 549 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 56girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1978470 babies
- Total since 1880
- 11,321babies recorded
Marlena popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,983 | 56 |
| 2020 | #2,434 | 72 |
| 2010 | #2,555 | 72 |
| 2000 | #1,260 | 156 |
| 1990 | #967 | 194 |
| 1980 | #611 | 301 |
| 1970 | #992 | 126 |
| 1960 | #1,308 | 71 |
| 1950 | #1,128 | 67 |
| 1940 | #2,518 | 12 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Marlena, counting every spelling?
Marlena has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Marlena?
56 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Marlena (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Marlena 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 150 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Marlena.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Marlena?
About 10,500 people born in the US named Marlena are alive today, with a median age of 40; half are between 28 and 49. That makes Marlena 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.
Marlena by state
How common Marlena was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Pennsylvania (3.1×). In 41 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
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Questions about the name Marlena
How popular is the name Marlena?
Marlena was the 2983rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 56 babies. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 430th with 470 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 489 places. More babies were named Marlena in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Marlena a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Marlena in the US.
Where is Marlena most popular?
In 2021–2025, Marlena was most common in Pennsylvania (0.11 per 1,000 girls), followed by Minnesota and Washington.