Girls' name · since 1932
Marlane
Since 1932, U.S. Social Security records show 697 babies named Marlane, peaking in 1949. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,549 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 697
- born since 1932
- 1950s
- peak decade
697 girls have been named Marlane since 1932, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Marlane has 697 recorded births among girls since 1932, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1932 to 2002.
- #9,549 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 697 born since 1932
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marlane ranks #9,549 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 697 born since 1932, peaking in the 1950s.
- #9,549 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 697
- born since 1932
- 1950s
- peak decade
Marlane's 697 recorded births place it above 86.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Marlane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marlane's full recorded timeline at 1955, 33% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 67% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1936, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1949 peak of 54 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marlane popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–2002
- Peak year (1949)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Marlane by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (249 births, 36% of the file).
1950s was Marlane's strongest decade.
249 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Marlane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 59
1930s
59 births
- 1940s
1940s
242 births
- 1950s
1950s
249 births
- 1960s 98
1960s
98 births
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 249 births (36% of all-time use).
How Marlane 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 Marlane's total volume
Marlane by state
Where Marlane concentrates geographically, total births since 1932
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 112 | 16.1% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 21 | 3.0% |
| #3 | California | | 13 | 1.9% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.7% |
112 of 697 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Marlane's data
- Marlane's decade-level peak was the 1950s (249 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Marlanes (112 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marlane: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1949)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1932–2002 (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 Marlane 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.