How popular is the name Marlena?

Marlena ranks 1,308th among girls' names in US records, with 11,264 births since 1925. Over the past decade it accounts for 660.

Is Marlena a unisex name?

No. Marlena is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1978, when 470 children were given the name. It has been in use for 100 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#1,308 of girl names

Pronounced M AA0 R L EY1 N AH0 (ARPABET)

Marlena is a girls' name, and first appears in 1925. It has been given to 11,264 children — the 1,308th most common girls' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 32% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1978, when 470 children were given it.

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Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Marlena?: Marlena ranks 1,308th among girls' names in US records, with 11,264 births since 1925. Over the past decade it accounts for 660.
Is Marlena a unisex name?: No. Marlena is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Marlena most popular?: 1978, when 470 children were given the name. It has been in use for 100 years and is still recorded as of 2024.