Marleny
Girl name · #4586 in 2025 · Uniqueness 73/100
Marleny is currently the #4586 girl name in the United States — 30 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #6236, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 60,000 girls born in 2025 was named Marleny.
The 48-year story
Marleny first appears in the Social Security records in 1977, when 9 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 63 babies and a rank of #2720. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Marleny per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Marleny in class?
Marleny scores 73 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Marleny will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Marleny is most common
State-level data for Marleny is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Marleny
Statistically, parents drawn to Marleny tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Amairany, Mariely, Melanny, Brianny, and Menucha.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Marleny | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #4546 |
| 2024 | 35 | #4114 |
| 2023 | 48 | #3329 |
| 2022 | 63 | #2720 |
| 2021 | 44 | #3491 |
| 2020 | 26 | #4880 |
| 2019 | 27 | #4909 |
| 2018 | 44 | #3497 |
| 2017 | 41 | #3697 |
| 2016 | 37 | #3996 |
| 2015 | 20 | #6236 |
| 2014 | 42 | #3652 |
| 2013 | 33 | #4336 |
| 2012 | 41 | #3782 |
| 2011 | 49 | #3303 |
| 2010 | 38 | #3961 |
| 2009 | 45 | #3561 |
| 2008 | 53 | #3158 |
| 2007 | 49 | #3376 |
| 2006 | 35 | #4165 |
| 2005 | 51 | #3081 |
| 2004 | 39 | #3689 |
| 2003 | 38 | #3655 |
| 2002 | 37 | #3595 |
| 2001 | 38 | #3486 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Marleny a popular girl name?
Marleny ranked #4586 among girls in 2025 with 30 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #6236.
When was the name Marleny most popular?
Marleny peaked in 2022, when 63 American girls received the name (ranked #2720 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Marleny?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 60,000 newborn American girls was named Marleny. It scores 73/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.