US rank #4134 Girls' name Peak 2022 1,448 births

Marleny — #4134 US girls' name

1,448 babies named Marleny in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s151980s1221990s3092000s4142010s3722020s216
#4134
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 77% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Marleny was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

63 babies were named Marleny in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marleny

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,448 babies named Marleny between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marleny currently holds the #4134 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 63 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marleny performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 414 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Marleny shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 298 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Marleny in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marleny 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 1,448 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.

Marleny at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,448

Since 1977

48 years of records

Peak year

2022

63 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,134

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1977

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2024

Marleny popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
63
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
020406080 202420182012200620001994198819821977 9

Marleny by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
414 births that decade — 29% of Marleny's all-time total
1970s151980s1221990s3092000s4142010s3722020s216

Marleny by state

Where Marleny concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Regionally concentrated
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Marleny
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
298 20.6%
#2 Texas
126 8.7%
#3 New York
109 7.5%
#4 New Jersey
15 1.0%
#5 Georgia
11 0.8%
#6 Florida
7 0.5%
#7 Alabama
5 0.3%
California share of Marleny's total US births 20.6%
Even split

298 of 1,448 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marleny?
1,448 babies have been named Marleny since 1977. It currently ranks #4134 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 63 births.
When was Marleny most popular?
Marleny was most popular in the 2000s decade with 414 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Marleny most popular?
The top states for the name Marleny are California (298 births), Texas (126 births), New York (109 births).
How long has the name Marleny been used?
Marleny has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 48 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Marleny?
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.

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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, 1977–2024 (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.