Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Marlana is a variant of Marlene. An origin associated with Marlene is German.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1940. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marlana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,838
- 0 boys · 2,838 girls
- Most popular year
- 1978
- 169 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,317 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −49%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,317 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 169 in 1978. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,348 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.
Marlana’s family of names
Marlana has a related form in Marlene.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Marlana, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% girls
Alona
“one who is as strong as an oak”
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