Girls' name · since 1953
Marlaina
Marlaina has 1,395 recorded births since 1953 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,982 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,236 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,395
- born since 1953
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Marlaina is the #10236 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,395 recorded since 1953.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marlaina has been recorded 1,395 times among girls since 1953, currently ranked #10236 nationally and more common than 41% 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 1953 to 2025.
- #5,982 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,236 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,395 born since 1953
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marlaina ranks #5,982 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,236 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,395 born since 1953, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,982 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,236 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,395
- born since 1953
- 1990s
- peak decade
Marlaina's 1,395 recorded births place it above 91.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Marlaina compares
1,395 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
Marlaina's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marlaina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,395 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 47 | 21 | 19,840 |
Marlaina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marlaina's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1986 peak of 47, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marlaina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2025
- Peak year (1986)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Marlaina by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (354 births, 25% of the file).
1990s was Marlaina's strongest decade.
354 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Marlaina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 78
1960s
78 births
- 1970s
1970s
184 births
- 1980s
1980s
339 births
- 1990s
1990s
354 births
- 2000s
2000s
235 births
- 2010s
2010s
145 births
- 2020s 54
2020s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 354 births (25% of all-time use).
How Marlaina 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 Marlaina's total volume
Marlaina by state
Where Marlaina concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 68 | 4.9% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 22 | 1.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 20 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Texas | | 5 | 0.4% |
68 of 1,395 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Marlaina's data
- Marlaina's decade-level peak was the 1990s (354 total births); usage has since declined to 54 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Marlainas (68 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 Marlaina
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marlaina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1953–2025 (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 Marlaina 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.