Is Marlena a boy or girl name?
Marlena is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 44 girls and 0 boys were named Marlena, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 11,264 US babies named Marlena were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,544
- Babies named Marlena since 1925
- 11,264
- Most popular year
- 1978
- 470 babies
Boys and girls named Marlena, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 134 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 385 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 732 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 995 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 2,164 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 2,425 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,166 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,174 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 792 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 292 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,544 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,123 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,622 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,981 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,432 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,444 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,355 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,764 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,317 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,494 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,108 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,973 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 83 | #2,279 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,407 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,555 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 100 | #2,057 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,960 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 97 | #2,096 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,822 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,643 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,970 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,811 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,383 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,375 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 156 | #1,259 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 179 | #1,113 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 219 | #946 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 201 | #973 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 211 | #927 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 188 | #1,001 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 238 | #841 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 249 | #807 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 249 | #809 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 238 | #844 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 194 | #967 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 207 | #891 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 200 | #884 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 216 | #812 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 252 | #711 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 231 | #752 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 229 | #721 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 244 | #701 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 290 | #620 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 255 | #681 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 301 | #611 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 387 | #511 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 470 | #430 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 423 | #464 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 168 | #827 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 135 | #941 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 125 | #981 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,035 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,104 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,051 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 126 | #992 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 140 | #890 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 116 | #961 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 108 | #981 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,073 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,060 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,049 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,136 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,191 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,239 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,308 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,393 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,414 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,328 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,307 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,101 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 104 | #949 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,022 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 92 | #987 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,298 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,128 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,131 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,167 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,430 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,496 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,347 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,331 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,485 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,221 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,725 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,518 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,010 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,362 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,061 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,471 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,523 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,383 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,114 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,769 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,398 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,501 |
Highest rank
Marlena has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #430 in 1978. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Marlena
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.