How Many People Are Named Marleny?
An estimated 1,420 people in the United States have the first name Marleny. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Marleny peaked in popularity in 2022 with 63 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marleny 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 Marleny paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,420
About 1 in 241,376 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2022
63 births
Total Registered
1,448
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marleny
Marleny is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,448 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Marleny as a female name
Ranked #4,155 in 2024
35 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (63 births)
Marleny: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marleny span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 414 babies were registered. While Marleny is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Marleny by Decade
How has Marleny 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.
Marleny by State
Birth registrations for Marleny span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Alabama, Florida, Georgia. On average, about 82 Marlenys were registered per state.
Marleny + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marleny as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Marleny: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marleny?
We estimate approximately 1,420 people named Marleny 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 241,376 Americans share this first name.
Is Marleny a common name?
Marleny is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,448 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marleny most popular?
Marleny reached peak popularity in 2022, when 63 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marleny is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marleny a female name?
Marleny is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marleny Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marleny Smith, Marleny Johnson, Marleny 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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