Girls' name · since 1957
Marlayna
Marlayna has 888 recorded births since 1957 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,147 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,581 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 888
- born since 1957
- 1990s
- peak decade
Marlayna currently ranks #9581 among girls' names in America, with 888 babies recorded since 1957.
Social Security Administration records show Marlayna recorded 888 times among girls since 1957, holding rank #9581 nationally today, ahead of 45% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2025.
- #8,147 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,581 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 888 born since 1957
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marlayna ranks #8,147 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,581 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 888 born since 1957, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,147 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,581 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 888
- born since 1957
- 1990s
- peak decade
Marlayna's 888 recorded births place it above 88.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Marlayna compares
888 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Marlayna's all-time total is 136% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marlayna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 888 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 21 | 19,840 |
Marlayna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marlayna's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1957, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 36, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marlayna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Marlayna by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (253 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Marlayna's strongest decade.
253 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Marlayna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
- 1970s 53
1970s
53 births
- 1980s
1980s
160 births
- 1990s
1990s
253 births
- 2000s
2000s
189 births
- 2010s
2010s
175 births
- 2020s 38
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 253 births (28% of all-time use).
How Marlayna 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 Marlayna's total volume
Marlayna by state
Where Marlayna concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 1.4% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
12 of 888 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Marlayna's data
- Marlayna's decade-level peak was the 1990s (253 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Marlaynas (12 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marlayna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1957–2025 (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 Marlayna 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.