Feminine dossier · first seen 1947
Marlina
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1978
Peak era
1978
Peak births
41
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen X
Quick answers about Marlina
How many people are named Marlina?
An estimated 1,084 living Americans are named Marlina.
How rare is Marlina?
Marlina is very rare among babies today, with 8 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 80.5% from its 1978 peak.
How old is the typical Marlina?
The median age of a living American named Marlina is approximately 37 years, with most bearers falling between 24 and 48 years old.
Is Marlina still popular?
Not especially. Marlina has been declining since its 1978 peak and registered 8 births in 2025.
Where is Marlina most common?
Marlina has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 2.0× more often than the national baseline.
1947Peak 19782025
Peak year
1978
Decline from peak
80.5%
2025
8
All-time
1,173
Where it lives now
Marlina is most concentrated in California — about 2.0× the national rate in the 1990s.
States where Marlina is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.