Girls' name · since 1985
Marlenne
462 babies named Marlenne in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,440 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 462
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
462 girls have been named Marlenne since 1985, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Marlenne has 462 recorded births among girls since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2023.
- #12,440 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 462 born since 1985
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marlenne ranks #12,440 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 462 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,440 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 462
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Marlenne's 462 recorded births place it above 82.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Marlenne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marlenne's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 33, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marlenne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2023
- Peak year (2006)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Marlenne by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (235 births, 51% of the file).
2000s was Marlenne's strongest decade.
235 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Marlenne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 26
1980s
26 births
- 1990s
1990s
137 births
- 2000s
2000s
235 births
- 2010s 53
2010s
53 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 235 births (51% of all-time use).
Marlenne by state
Where Marlenne concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 122 | 26.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 41 | 8.9% |
122 of 462 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Marlenne's data
- Marlenne's decade-level peak was the 2000s (235 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Marlennes (122 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marlenne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1985–2023 (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 Marlenne 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.