US rank #7642 Girls' name Peak 2021 667 births

Marilena — #7642 US girls' name

667 babies named Marilena in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51960s461970s891980s841990s952000s1402010s1242020s84
#7642
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 57% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Marilena was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

21 babies were named Marilena in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marilena

The Social Security Administration has registered 667 babies named Marilena between 1948 and 2024, spanning 77 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marilena currently holds the #7642 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marilena performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 140 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Marilena shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 37 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Marilena in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marilena 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 667 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.

Marilena at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

667

Since 1948

77 years of records

Peak year

2021

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,642

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1948

Recorded for 77 years

Last year on file: 2024

Marilena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1948

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
21
Annual births at peak — across 77 years of records
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Marilena by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
140 births that decade — 21% of Marilena's all-time total
1940s51960s461970s891980s841990s952000s1402010s1242020s84

Marilena by state

Where Marilena concentrates geographically — total births since 1948

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Marilena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
37 5.5%
#2 California
15 2.2%
#3 Texas
6 0.9%
New York share of Marilena's total US births 5.5%
Even split

37 of 667 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marilena?
667 babies have been named Marilena since 1948. It currently ranks #7642 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 21 births.
When was Marilena most popular?
Marilena was most popular in the 2000s decade with 140 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Marilena most popular?
The top states for the name Marilena are New York (37 births), California (15 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Marilena been used?
Marilena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 77 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Marilena?
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, 1948–2024 (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.