Total births
77
Girls' name · since 2020
Marlani
Marlani has 77 recorded births since 2020 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5952
- among girls today
- 77
- born since 2020
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 66%
- more common than other girls
77 babies have been named Marlani since 2020, making it today's #5952 girls' name.
Marlani has 77 recorded births among girls since 2020, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5952 as of the latest data, more common than 66% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2020 to 2025.
- #5952 among girls today
- 77 born since 2020
- 2020s peak decade
- 66% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Marlani is currently the #5952 girls' name in America, more common than 66% of girls - 77 born since 2020, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5952
- among girls today
- 77
- born since 2020
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 66%
- more common than other girls
Marlani vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#5952
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 66% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Marlani was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
21 babies were named Marlani in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Marlani compares
77 20th percentile among 17,726 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
Marlani's all-time total is 80% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marlani | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 77 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 48 | 19,840 |
Marlani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marlani's SSA record in two at 2023 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2023, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marlani at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#5,952
Active since
2020
Marlani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Marlani by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Marlani's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Marlani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
77 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 77 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Marlani? ▼
Since 2020, Social Security records show 77 babies named Marlani. Today it holds rank #5952 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2024, with 21 births.
When was Marlani most popular? ▼
Marlani was most popular in the 2020s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Marlani been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Marlani since 2020 -- 6 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Marlani? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Marlani
Nearby Names Like Marlani
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Marlani
Mary Girl
#131 4,141,481 births
Margaret Girl
#119 1,264,774 births
Maria Girl
#74 566,111 births
Martha Girl
#666 551,741 births
Marie Girl
#632 540,077 births
Compare Marlani side by side: Marlani vs Mary Marlani vs Margaret Marlani vs Maria
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2020–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Marlani: #5952 Girls' Name - 77 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/marlani. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Marlani 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 July 2026.