Marlena
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mar-LAY-na
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,409 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,957 for girls
Marlena is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,409th for girls in the UK (7 babies) and 2,957th for girls in the US (56 babies).
What does Marlena mean?
Hebrew: Polish and Italian form of Marlene, from Maria + Magdalena
Marlene arose in Germany as a contraction of Maria Magdalena and was popularised by actress Marlene Dietrich.
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Is Marlena a girl's or a boy's name?
Marlena is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls in the UK and 56 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Marlena in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,409among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 40,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the UK were named Marlena, making it the 3,409th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,274th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 16 girls.
Half of all the girls named Marlena in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,332nd in England and Wales.
Marlena in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,409 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 7 | #3,388 |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 7 | #3,274 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,792 |
| 2018 | 7 | #3,344 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,652 |
| 2016 | 16 | #1,941 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 13 | #2,189 |
| 2013 | 8 | #3,060 |
| 2012 | 13 | #2,210 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,582 |
| 2010 | 16 | #1,829 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,663 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 1 | #5,280 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
How popular is Marlena in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,957among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 56about 1 in 29,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 56 girls in the US were named Marlena, making it the 2,957th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,416th. Its busiest year was 1978, with 470 girls. It first appears in the records in 1925.
Half of all the girls named Marlena in the US since 1880 were born between 1974 and 1997, the years shaded on the chart below.
Marlena in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56 | #2,957 |
| 2024 | 44 | #3,516 |
| 2023 | 54 | #3,047 |
| 2022 | 67 | #2,604 |
| 2021 | 56 | #2,958 |
| 2020 | 72 | #2,416 |
| 2019 | 73 | #2,428 |
| 2018 | 78 | #2,334 |
| 2017 | 62 | #2,744 |
| 2016 | 82 | #2,308 |
| 2015 | 73 | #2,471 |
| 2014 | 92 | #2,096 |
| 2013 | 100 | #1,968 |
| 2012 | 83 | #2,265 |
| 2011 | 77 | #2,395 |
| 2010 | 72 | #2,538 |
| 2009 | 100 | #2,041 |
| 2008 | 108 | #1,949 |
| 2007 | 97 | #2,085 |
| 2006 | 113 | #1,809 |
| 2005 | 122 | #1,638 |
| 2004 | 95 | #1,961 |
| 2003 | 104 | #1,801 |
| 2002 | 140 | #1,375 |
| 2001 | 139 | #1,367 |
| 2000 | 156 | #1,253 |
| 1999 | 179 | #1,106 |
| 1998 | 219 | #940 |
| 1997 | 201 | #970 |
| 1996 | 211 | #925 |
| 1995 | 188 | #995 |
| 1994 | 238 | #840 |
| 1993 | 249 | #804 |
| 1992 | 249 | #805 |
| 1991 | 238 | #841 |
| 1990 | 194 | #964 |
| 1989 | 207 | #884 |
| 1988 | 200 | #880 |
| 1987 | 216 | #810 |
| 1986 | 252 | #710 |
| 1985 | 231 | #749 |
| 1984 | 229 | #721 |
| 1983 | 244 | #697 |
| 1982 | 290 | #620 |
| 1981 | 255 | #679 |
| 1980 | 301 | #609 |
| 1979 | 387 | #511 |
| 1978 | 470 | #430 |
| 1977 | 423 | #464 |
| 1976 | 168 | #826 |
| 1975 | 135 | #937 |
| 1974 | 125 | #979 |
| 1973 | 113 | #1,033 |
| 1972 | 102 | #1,103 |
| 1971 | 115 | #1,047 |
| 1970 | 126 | #989 |
| 1969 | 140 | #890 |
| 1968 | 116 | #958 |
| 1967 | 108 | #980 |
| 1966 | 96 | #1,072 |
| 1965 | 98 | #1,060 |
| 1964 | 107 | #1,047 |
| 1963 | 93 | #1,135 |
| 1962 | 86 | #1,184 |
| 1961 | 80 | #1,231 |
| 1960 | 71 | #1,300 |
| 1959 | 60 | #1,382 |
| 1958 | 57 | #1,408 |
| 1957 | 64 | #1,321 |
| 1956 | 64 | #1,297 |
| 1955 | 83 | #1,098 |
| 1954 | 104 | #944 |
| 1953 | 89 | #1,017 |
| 1952 | 92 | #982 |
| 1951 | 52 | #1,291 |
| 1950 | 67 | #1,122 |
| 1949 | 65 | #1,120 |
| 1948 | 60 | #1,156 |
| 1947 | 43 | #1,412 |
| 1946 | 35 | #1,480 |
| 1945 | 36 | #1,331 |
| 1944 | 37 | #1,314 |
| 1943 | 32 | #1,466 |
| 1942 | 43 | #1,206 |
| 1941 | 22 | #1,696 |
| 1940 | 12 | #2,423 |
| 1939 | 17 | #1,947 |
| 1938 | 30 | #1,343 |
| 1937 | 16 | #1,999 |
| 1936 | 12 | #2,385 |
| 1935 | 12 | #2,438 |
| 1934 | 13 | #2,288 |
| 1933 | 15 | #2,051 |
| 1932 | 11 | #2,642 |
| 1931 | 8 | #3,224 |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,971 |
Nicknames for Marlena
Names like Marlena
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Maria Mia Jessica Fatima Mara Lara Athena Ava Sara Elisa Gabriella Eliana
Names related to Marlena
Marilyn Marlene Marilena Marlin Marlen Marleny Marlyn Marelyn
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo Elsie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Marlena: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/marlena, updated 20 October 2026.