Marlena first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1925. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1978, 470 babies received the name (ranked #430). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #2708), with roughly 66 babies named Marlena each year. Marlena's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 11,264 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.