Marlena

Origin: Variant of Marlene · Modern coinage — blend of Maria and Magdalene (from Polish/German)

Girl's name · #2983 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Marlena — on the books since 1925, #2983 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 11,000 girls share it.

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

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#131 in Poland (2025) · #241 in Austria (2025) · #1,662 in Switzerland (2025).

Among 93 notable people named Marlena:

Sports figures appear 1.73× more often than among typical names — e.g. Marlena Zagoni, Romanian rower.

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