Marlena Girl
How popular is Marlena?
#2,957 girl name in 2025
56 baby girls were named Marlena in the US in 2025, making it the 2957th most popular girl name.
10,613living people named Marlena (est.)
41median age of people named Marlena
11,321babies named Marlena since 1880
1 in 59,203US babies born in 2025
Marlena popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,957 for girls (▲ 559 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 56 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-23% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,471 in 2015, #2,416 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1978 (470 girls) |
| Highest rank | #430 in 1978 |
| First recorded | 1925 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Marlena is most popular
Babies named Marlena per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Pennsylvania: 0.1 per 1,000 (25 girls)
- Minnesota: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- Washington: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (12 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (24 girls)
Marlena by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | #4,971 |
| 1930s | 134 | #1,343 |
| 1940s | 385 | #1,120 |
| 1950s | 732 | #944 |
| 1960s | 995 | #890 |
| 1970s | 2,164 | #430 |
| 1980s | 2,425 | #609 |
| 1990s | 2,166 | #804 |
| 2000s | 1,174 | #1,253 |
| 2010s | 792 | #1,968 |
| 2020s | 349 | #2,416 |
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Questions
- Is Marlena a boy or girl name?
- Marlena is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Marlena were girls.
- How popular is the name Marlena?
- 56 baby girls were named Marlena in the US in 2025, making it the 2957th most popular girl name.
- When was Marlena most popular?
- Marlena peaked in 1978, when 470 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #430 in 1978.
- How many people are named Marlena?
- 11,321 babies have been named Marlena in the US since 1880. We estimate about 10,613 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 41.
- Where is Marlena most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Marlena was most common in Pennsylvania, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.