How Many People Are Named Marlayna?
An estimated 848 people in the United States have the first name Marlayna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Marlayna peaked in popularity in 1992 with 36 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marlayna 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 Marlayna paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
848
About 1 in 404,191 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1992
36 births
Total Registered
878
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marlayna
Marlayna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 878 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Marlayna as a female name
Ranked #16,734 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 1992 (36 births)
Marlayna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marlayna span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 253 babies were registered. Marlayna has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marlayna by Decade
How has Marlayna 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.
Marlayna by State
Marlayna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marlayna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Marlayna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marlayna?
We estimate approximately 848 people named Marlayna 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 404,191 Americans share this first name.
Is Marlayna a common name?
Marlayna is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 878 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marlayna most popular?
Marlayna reached peak popularity in 1992, when 36 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marlayna is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marlayna a female name?
Marlayna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marlayna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marlayna Smith, Marlayna Johnson, Marlayna 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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