Total births
42
Girls' name · since 1931
Maralene
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.
- 42
- total births
- 1931–1944
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 64%
- born in that decade
Maralene is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 42 have been recorded since 1931.
Maralene has 42 recorded births among girls since 1931, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1931 to 1944.
- 42 total births
- 1931–1944 years on record
- 1930s peak decade
- 64% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
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.
Maralene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maralene's full recorded timeline at 1938, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1933, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1931 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maralene at a glance
Last recorded 1944Peak year
1931
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1931
Maralene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1944
- Peak year (1931)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Maralene by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1930s was Maralene's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Maralene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
27 births
- 1940s
1940s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 27 births (64% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Maralene? ▼
Maralene has been given to 42 babies in the U.S. since 1931, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1944. 6 babies were born in 1931, its single highest year.
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.
What to do with Maralene's data
- Maralene's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (27 total births) through the 1940s (15) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Maralene
Nearby Names Like Maralene
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Maralene
Mary Girl
#131 4,141,481 births
Margaret Girl
#119 1,264,774 births
Maria Girl
#74 566,111 births
Martha Girl
#666 551,741 births
Marie Girl
#632 540,077 births
Compare Maralene side by side: Maralene vs Mary Maralene vs Margaret Maralene vs Maria
Related Names
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1931–1944 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Maralene: Baby Name Since 1931 - 42 Births, Peak 1931." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/maralene. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Maralene draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.