Recorded 1933–1939 Girls' name Peak 1936 23 births

Marliene — girls' name

23 babies named Marliene in U.S. Social Security records since 1933, with the highest year being 1936. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s23

The verdict

23 girls have been named Marliene since 1933, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 1939.

23
total births
1933–1939
years on record
1930s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
1930s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Marliene was born in this single decade.

1936
Single peak year

7 babies were named Marliene in 1936 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marliene

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Marliene between 1933 and 1939, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marliene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1939. The name reached its historical peak in 1936, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marliene performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marliene 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 23 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.

Marliene at a glance

Last recorded 1939

Total births

23

Since 1933

7 years of records

Peak year

1936

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1939

Active since

1933

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1939

Marliene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1933

Last recorded 1939
Peak year (1936)
7
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1939193819361933 5

Marliene by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
23 births that decade — 100% of Marliene's all-time total
1930s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marliene?
23 babies have been named Marliene since 1933. It was last recorded in 1939. The peak year was 1936 with 7 births.
When was Marliene most popular?
Marliene was most popular in the 1930s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1936.
How long has the name Marliene been used?
Marliene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1933, spanning 7 years of data through 1939.
What names are similar to Marliene?
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, 1933–1939 (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.