The baby name Marlena appears in baby name data for the United States from 1943 to 2024. It was most popular in 1978 with 526 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Marlena has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1943 | 6 |
| 1944 | 6 |
| 1945 | 5 |
| 1947 | 5 |
| 1948 | 40 |
| 1949 | 55 |
| 1950 | 50 |
| 1951 | 6 |
| 1952 | 69 |
| 1953 | 46 |
| 1954 | 74 |
| 1955 | 46 |
| 1956 | 11 |
| 1957 | 21 |
| 1958 | 5 |
| 1959 | 21 |
| 1960 | 26 |
| 1961 | 67 |
| 1962 | 60 |
| 1963 | 50 |
| 1964 | 53 |
| 1965 | 44 |
| 1966 | 44 |
| 1967 | 52 |
| 1968 | 47 |
| 1969 | 83 |
| 1970 | 76 |
| 1971 | 78 |
| 1972 | 46 |
| 1973 | 64 |
| 1974 | 57 |
| 1975 | 90 |
| 1976 | 117 |
| 1977 | 461 |
| 1978 | 526 |
| 1979 | 413 |
| 1980 | 275 |
| 1981 | 201 |
| 1982 | 222 |
| 1983 | 170 |
| 1984 | 141 |
| 1985 | 197 |
| 1986 | 200 |
| 1987 | 190 |
| 1988 | 122 |
| 1989 | 129 |
| 1990 | 155 |
| 1991 | 176 |
| 1992 | 206 |
| 1993 | 193 |
| 1994 | 181 |
| 1995 | 112 |
| 1996 | 139 |
| 1997 | 136 |
| 1998 | 183 |
| 1999 | 122 |
| 2000 | 82 |
| 2001 | 81 |
| 2002 | 82 |
| 2003 | 73 |
| 2004 | 32 |
| 2005 | 67 |
| 2006 | 42 |
| 2007 | 32 |
| 2008 | 51 |
| 2009 | 37 |
| 2010 | 22 |
| 2011 | 43 |
| 2012 | 34 |
| 2013 | 34 |
| 2014 | 41 |
| 2015 | 20 |
| 2016 | 22 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2018 | 30 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2020 | 28 |
| 2021 | 25 |
| 2022 | 22 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 10 |