Recorded 1947–2023 Girls' name Peak 1978 1,165 births

Marlina — girls' name

1,165 babies named Marlina in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s151950s571960s1121970s2081980s2391990s2322000s1642010s1152020s23
1980s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Marlina was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

41 babies were named Marlina in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marlina

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,165 babies named Marlina between 1947 and 2023, spanning 77 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marlina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marlina performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 239 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Marlina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 155 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Marlina in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marlina 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 1,165 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.

Marlina at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

1,165

Since 1947

77 years of records

Peak year

1978

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1947

Recorded for 77 years

Last year on file: 2023

Marlina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1947

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1978)
41
Annual births at peak — across 77 years of records
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Marlina by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
239 births that decade — 21% of Marlina's all-time total
1940s151950s571960s1121970s2081980s2391990s2322000s1642010s1152020s23

Marlina by state

Where Marlina concentrates geographically — total births since 1947

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Marlina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
155 13.3%
#2 Texas
29 2.5%
#3 Florida
5 0.4%
California share of Marlina's total US births 13.3%
Even split

155 of 1,165 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marlina?
1,165 babies have been named Marlina since 1947. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1978 with 41 births.
When was Marlina most popular?
Marlina was most popular in the 1980s decade with 239 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Marlina most popular?
The top states for the name Marlina are California (155 births), Texas (29 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Marlina been used?
Marlina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 77 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Marlina?
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, 1947–2023 (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.