US rank #7980 Girls' name Peak 1994 1,278 births

Marena — #7980 US girls' name

1,278 babies named Marena in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s171920s101930s221940s491950s941960s961970s531980s1241990s4432000s2472010s762020s47
#7980
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 55% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Marena was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

75 babies were named Marena in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marena

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,278 babies named Marena between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marena currently holds the #7980 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 75 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marena performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 443 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Marena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 78 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Marena in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marena 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 1,278 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.

Marena at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,278

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

1994

75 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#7,980

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Marena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1994)
75
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
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Marena by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
443 births that decade — 35% of Marena's all-time total
1910s171920s101930s221940s491950s941960s961970s531980s1241990s4432000s2472010s762020s47

Marena by state

Where Marena concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Marena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
78 6.1%
#2 Florida
23 1.8%
#3 Illinois
10 0.8%
#4 Michigan
6 0.5%
#5 Ohio
5 0.4%
#6 Pennsylvania
5 0.4%
#7 Texas
5 0.4%
#8 Washington
5 0.4%
California share of Marena's total US births 6.1%
Even split

78 of 1,278 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marena?
1,278 babies have been named Marena since 1915. It currently ranks #7980 among girls. The peak year was 1994 with 75 births.
When was Marena most popular?
Marena was most popular in the 1990s decade with 443 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Marena most popular?
The top states for the name Marena are California (78 births), Florida (23 births), Illinois (10 births).
How long has the name Marena been used?
Marena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Marena?
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.

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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, 1915–2024 (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.