Recorded 1985–2016 Girls' name Peak 1994 27 births

Marleina — girls' name

27 babies named Marleina in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

27 girls have been named Marleina since 1985, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2016.

27
total births
1985–2016
years on record
1990s
peak decade
63%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Marleina was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

7 babies were named Marleina in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marleina

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Marleina between 1985 and 2016, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marleina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marleina performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Marleina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marleina 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 27 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.

Marleina at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

27

Since 1985

32 years of records

Peak year

1994

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1985

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2016

Marleina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1985

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1994)
7
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
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Marleina by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
17 births that decade — 63% of Marleina's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marleina?
27 babies have been named Marleina since 1985. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1994 with 7 births.
When was Marleina most popular?
Marleina was most popular in the 1990s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Marleina been used?
Marleina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 32 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Marleina?
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, 1985–2016 (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.