Recorded 1931–1944 Girls' name Peak 1931 42 births

Maralene — girls' name

42 babies named Maralene in U.S. Social Security records since 1931, with the highest year being 1931. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

42 girls have been named Maralene since 1931, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 1944.

42
total births
1931–1944
years on record
1930s
peak decade
64%
born in that decade
1930s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Maralene was born in this single decade.

1931
Single peak year

6 babies were named Maralene in 1931 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maralene

The Social Security Administration has registered 42 babies named Maralene between 1931 and 1944, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maralene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1944. The name reached its historical peak in 1931, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maralene performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Maralene shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maralene in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 42 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Maralene at a glance

Last recorded 1944

Total births

42

Since 1931

14 years of records

Peak year

1931

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1944

Active since

1931

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1944

Maralene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–1931

Last recorded 1944
Peak year (1931)
6
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4.555.566.5 19441942194119381936193419331931 6

Maralene by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
27 births that decade — 64% of Maralene's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maralene?
42 babies have been named Maralene since 1931. It was last recorded in 1944. The peak year was 1931 with 6 births.
When was Maralene most popular?
Maralene was most popular in the 1930s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1931.
How long has the name Maralene been used?
Maralene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1931, spanning 14 years of data through 1944.
What names are similar to Maralene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1931–1944 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.