Is Marlana a boy or girl name?

Marlana is a girl’s name. Of the 2,838 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Marlana

Recorded 1940–2025 · United States

Marlana was most popular in 1978, when 169 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,480 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,838 people named Marlana.

Marlana over time

Births per year. The dot marks Marlana’s peak in 1978. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Marlana a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Marlana is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,838 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Marlana

Where Marlana is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org