How Many People Are Named Marlena?
An estimated 10,118 people in the United States have the first name Marlena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Marlena peaked in popularity in 1978 with 470 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marlena 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 Marlena paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
10,118
About 1 in 33,876 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1978
470 births
Total Registered
11,264
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marlena
Marlena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 11,264 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Marlena as a female name
Ranked #3,544 in 2024
44 female births in 2024
Peak: 1978 (470 births)
Marlena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marlena span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 2,425 babies were registered. Marlena has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marlena by Decade
How has Marlena 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.
Marlena by State
Birth registrations for Marlena span all 37 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Oregon, Iowa, District of Columbia. On average, about 196 Marlenas were registered per state.
Marlena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marlena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Marlena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marlena?
We estimate approximately 10,118 people named Marlena 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 33,876 Americans share this first name.
Is Marlena a common name?
Marlena is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11,264 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marlena most popular?
Marlena reached peak popularity in 1978, when 470 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marlena is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marlena a female name?
Marlena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marlena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marlena Smith, Marlena Johnson, Marlena 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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