Girls' name · since 1948
Marilena
Marilena has 681 recorded births since 1948 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,681 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,561 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 681
- born since 1948
- 2000s
- peak decade
Marilena currently ranks #7561 among girls' names in America, with 681 babies recorded since 1948.
Social Security Administration records show Marilena recorded 681 times among girls since 1948, holding rank #7561 nationally today, ahead of 56% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2025.
- #9,681 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,561 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 681 born since 1948
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marilena ranks #9,681 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,561 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 681 born since 1948, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,681 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,561 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 681
- born since 1948
- 2000s
- peak decade
Marilena's 681 recorded births place it above 86.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Marilena compares
681 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Marilena's all-time total is 81% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marilena | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 681 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 21 | 19,840 |
Marilena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marilena's full recorded timeline at 1995, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1948, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marilena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Marilena by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (140 births, 21% of the file).
2000s was Marilena's strongest decade.
140 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Marilena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1960s 46
1960s
46 births
- 1970s
1970s
89 births
- 1980s
1980s
84 births
- 1990s
1990s
95 births
- 2000s
2000s
140 births
- 2010s
2010s
124 births
- 2020s
2020s
98 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 140 births (21% of all-time use).
How Marilena 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 Marilena's total volume
Marilena by state
Where Marilena concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 37 | 5.4% |
| #2 | California | | 20 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 6 | 0.9% |
37 of 681 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Marilena's data
- Marilena's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (140 total births) through the 2020s (98) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Marilenas (37 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Marilena
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marilena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1948–2025 (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 Marilena 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.