How Many People Are Named Marilena?
An estimated 638 people in the United States have the first name Marilena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Marilena peaked in popularity in 2021 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marilena as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Marilena paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
638
About 1 in 537,233 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2021
21 births
Total Registered
667
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marilena
Marilena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 667 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Marilena as a female name
Ranked #7,804 in 2024
14 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (21 births)
Marilena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marilena span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 140 babies were registered. While Marilena is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Marilena by Decade
How has Marilena tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Marilena by State
Birth registrations for Marilena span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Texas, California, New York. On average, about 19 Marilenas were registered per state.
Marilena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marilena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Marilena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marilena?
We estimate approximately 638 people named Marilena are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 537,233 Americans share this first name.
Is Marilena a common name?
Marilena is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 667 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marilena most popular?
Marilena reached peak popularity in 2021, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marilena is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marilena a female name?
Marilena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marilena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marilena Smith, Marilena Johnson, Marilena Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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