How Many People Are Named Marlina?
An estimated 1,078 people in the United States have the first name Marlina. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Marlina peaked in popularity in 1978 with 41 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marlina 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 Marlina paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,078
About 1 in 317,954 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1978
41 births
Total Registered
1,165
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marlina
Marlina is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,165 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Marlina as a female name
Ranked #14,531 in 2023
6 female births in 2023
Peak: 1978 (41 births)
Marlina: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marlina span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 239 babies were registered. Marlina has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marlina by Decade
How has Marlina 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.
Marlina by State
Birth registrations for Marlina span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Florida, Texas, California. On average, about 63 Marlinas were registered per state.
Marlina + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marlina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Marlina: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marlina?
We estimate approximately 1,078 people named Marlina 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 317,954 Americans share this first name.
Is Marlina a common name?
Marlina is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,165 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marlina most popular?
Marlina reached peak popularity in 1978, when 41 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marlina is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marlina a female name?
Marlina is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marlina Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marlina Smith, Marlina Johnson, Marlina 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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