Total births
27
Girls' name · since 1985
Marleina
Marleina has 27 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 27
- total births
- 1985–2016
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 63%
- born in that decade
27 girls have been named Marleina since 1985, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marleina has been recorded 27 times among girls since 1985, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2016.
- 27 total births
- 1985–2016 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 63% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
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.
Marleina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marleina's full recorded timeline at 1994, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marleina at a glance
Last recorded 2016Peak year
1994
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1985
Marleina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2016
- Peak year (1994)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Marleina by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Marleina's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Marleina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
17 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 17 births (63% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Marleina? ▼
Marleina has been given to 27 babies in the U.S. since 1985, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2016. 7 babies were born in 1994, its single highest year.
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.
What to do with Marleina's data
- Marleina's decade-level peak was the 1990s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Marleina
Nearby Names Like Marleina
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Marleina
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 Marleina side by side: Marleina vs Mary Marleina vs Margaret Marleina vs Maria
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
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, 1985–2016 (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. "Marleina: Baby Name Since 1985 - 27 Births, Peak 1994." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/marleina. 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 Marleina 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.