Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Marielena isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1941. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marielena through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,374
- 0 boys · 1,374 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 117 babies
- 2025
- 22
- #5,652 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −6%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 22 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,652 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 6.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 117 in 1992. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,886 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Marielena’s family of names
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Marielena, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Mariela
Mariela is a feminine given name from Spanish. It is used in English and Spanish.
>99% girls
Marina
“woman of the sea”
>99% girls
Marissa
“woman of the sea”
>99% girls
Malena
“woman from Magdala”
>99% girls
Ilana
“tree”
>99% girls
Marcela
“dedicated to Mars, the god of war” · “the little warrior”
>99% girls
Moriah
“God is my teacher; of the hill country”
1% boys · 99% girls
Mallorie
“an unlucky young woman; ill-fated” · “an unlucky young man; ill-fated”
>99% girls