Marleny: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,625

among girls · ↓447 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Marleny · -14% vs 2024

How common

1 in 53,576

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2022

63 babies

All-time total

1,479

#5,746 all-time among girls

First recorded

1977

in Social Security records

Marleny popularity over time

1,479 babies have been named Marleny since 1977, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	15	2	–	#6,659
1980s	122	12	+713%	#4,589
1990s	310	31	+154%	#2,736
2000s	414	41	+34%	#3,112
2010s	372	37	-10%	#3,337
2020s (to 2025)	246	41	+10%	#2,744

Where Marleny is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	30	0.02	outside top 500
2027	31	0.02	outside top 500
2028	31	0.02	outside top 500
2029	31	0.02	outside top 500
2030	32	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Marleny

Marleny is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,625 in 2025 with 30 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1977, 1,479 American babies have been named Marleny. Its peak came in 2022, when 63 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Marleny stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Marleny?

The median living Marleny is about 18 years old; half are between 9 and 28. An estimated 1,500 people named Marleny are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Marleny year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	30	#4,625
2024	35	#4,178
2023	48	#3,362
2022	63	#2,744
2021	44	#3,534
2020	26	#4,961
2019	27	#4,994
2018	44	#3,543
2017	41	#3,747
2016	37	#4,055
2015	20	#6,382
2014	42	#3,696
2013	33	#4,387
2012	41	#3,833
2011	49	#3,337
2010	38	#4,007
2009	45	#3,599
2008	53	#3,199
2007	49	#3,415
2006	35	#4,230
2005	51	#3,112
2004	39	#3,726
2003	38	#3,703
2002	37	#3,634
2001	38	#3,524
2000	29	#4,250
1995	31	#3,552
1990	15	#6,021
1985	11	#6,295
1980	5	#11,449
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
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1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Marleny, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Marleny?

The median living Marleny is about 18 years old. Half of all living Marlenys are between 9 and 28 years old.

How many people named Marleny are alive today?

An estimated 1,500 people named Marleny are alive in the United States, based on 1,479 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Marleny in 2025?

Marleny ranked #4,625 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 30 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Marleny?

1,479 babies have been named Marleny in the United States since 1977, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Marleny most popular?

Marleny peaked in 2022, when 63 newborns received the name.

Is Marleny a boy or girl name?

Marleny is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Marleny rising or falling?

Marleny is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Marleny become more popular?

Marleny looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 32 girls named Marleny in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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