Recorded 1954–1979 Girls' name Peak 1979 16 births

Marlenia — girls' name

16 babies named Marlenia in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

16 girls have been named Marlenia since 1954, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1979.

16
total births
1954–1979
years on record
1970s
peak decade
38%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

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

1979
Single peak year

6 babies were named Marlenia in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marlenia

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Marlenia between 1954 and 1979, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marlenia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marlenia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Marlenia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marlenia 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 16 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.

Marlenia at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

16

Since 1954

26 years of records

Peak year

1979

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1954

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1979

Marlenia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1954

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1979)
6
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
4.555.566.5 197919691954 5

Marlenia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
6 births that decade — 38% of Marlenia's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marlenia?
16 babies have been named Marlenia since 1954. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1979 with 6 births.
When was Marlenia most popular?
Marlenia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Marlenia been used?
Marlenia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 26 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Marlenia?
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, 1954–1979 (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.