The first name Marlena
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 7 girls were named Marlena, making it the 3,333rd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2010, with 15 births (#1,815).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Marlena with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Marlena at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 56 girls born in the United States were named Marlena, the 2,983rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1978, when 470 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Marlena
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Marlena ShawAmerican female singer (1942–2024)
Questions
- How popular is the name Marlena?
- In 2025, 7 girls born in England and Wales were named Marlena, ranking 3,333rd. Its peak was 2010, with 15 births.
- Is Marlena a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 11,321 US babies named Marlena since 1880 were girls.
- When was Marlena most popular?
- 1978 in the United States, when 470 babies were named Marlena, its highest rank at 430th.