Recorded 1962–2015 Girls' name Peak 1999 181 births

Marleena — girls' name

181 babies named Marleena in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

181 girls have been named Marleena since 1962, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2015.

181
total births
1962–2015
years on record
1990s
peak decade
38%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Marleena was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

13 babies were named Marleena in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marleena

The Social Security Administration has registered 181 babies named Marleena between 1962 and 2015, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marleena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marleena performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 68 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Marleena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Marleena in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marleena in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 181 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Marleena at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

181

Since 1962

54 years of records

Peak year

1999

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1962

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2015

Marleena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1962

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1999)
13
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
468101214 2015200920001996199219811962 5

Marleena by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
68 births that decade — 38% of Marleena's all-time total
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Marleena by state

Where Marleena concentrates geographically — total births since 1962

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Marleena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.8%
California share of Marleena's total US births 2.8%

5 of 181 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marleena?
181 babies have been named Marleena since 1962. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1999 with 13 births.
When was Marleena most popular?
Marleena was most popular in the 1990s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Marleena most popular?
The top states for the name Marleena are California (5 births).
How long has the name Marleena been used?
Marleena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 54 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Marleena?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1962–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.