Girls' name · since 1941
Marielena
Since 1941, U.S. Social Security records show 1,374 babies named Marielena, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,047 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,587 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,374
- born since 1941
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Marielena is the #5587 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,374 recorded since 1941.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marielena has been recorded 1,374 times among girls since 1941, currently ranked #5587 nationally and more common than 68% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 2025.
- #6,047 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,587 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,374 born since 1941
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marielena ranks #6,047 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,587 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,374 born since 1941, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,047 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,587 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,374
- born since 1941
- 1990s
- peak decade
Marielena's 1,374 recorded births place it above 91.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Marielena compares
1,374 Top 27% higher than 73% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Marielena's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marielena | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,374 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 117 | 21 | 19,840 |
Marielena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marielena splits its recorded history at 1995: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1963 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 117 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marielena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 117
- Annual births at peak, across 85 years of records
Marielena by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (505 births, 37% of the file).
1990s was Marielena's strongest decade.
505 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Marielena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 9
1940s
9 births
- 1960s 46
1960s
46 births
- 1970s 67
1970s
67 births
- 1980s 142
1980s
142 births
- 1990s
1990s
505 births
- 2000s
2000s
326 births
- 2010s 186
2010s
186 births
- 2020s 93
2020s
93 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 505 births (37% of all-time use).
How Marielena compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Marielena's total volume
Marielena by state
Where Marielena concentrates geographically, total births since 1941
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 379 | 27.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 148 | 10.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 37 | 2.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 33 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 15 | 1.1% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 12 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.4% |
379 of 1,374 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Marielena's data
- Marielena's decade-level peak was the 1990s (505 total births); usage has since declined to 93 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Marielenas (379 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Marielena
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marielena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~84 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1941–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Marielena 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 August 2026.