Girls' name · since 1981
Marleni
Marleni has 709 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,441 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,650 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 709
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Marleni is the #6650 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 709 recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Marleni recorded 709 times among girls since 1981, holding rank #6650 nationally today, ahead of 62% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #9,441 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,650 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 709 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marleni ranks #9,441 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,650 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 709 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,441 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,650 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 709
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Marleni's 709 recorded births place it above 86.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Marleni compares
709 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Marleni's all-time total is 89% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marleni | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 709 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 21 | 19,840 |
Marleni's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marleni's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 36, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marleni popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Marleni by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (293 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Marleni's strongest decade.
293 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Marleni births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 48
1980s
48 births
- 1990s
1990s
181 births
- 2000s
2000s
293 births
- 2010s 113
2010s
113 births
- 2020s 74
2020s
74 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 293 births (41% of all-time use).
How Marleni 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 Marleni's total volume
Marleni by state
Where Marleni concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 123 | 17.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 41 | 5.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 15 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 11 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.8% |
123 of 709 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Marleni's data
- Marleni's decade-level peak was the 2000s (293 total births); usage has since declined to 74 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Marlenis (123 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
Names with a similar popularity rank to Marleni
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marleni: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Marleni 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.