Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
In Polish use, Marzena is an affectionate form of Mary. Mary has been associated with French and Latin naming traditions. The precise derivation is uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marzena through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 18
- 0 boys · 18 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 1995. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,493 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.
Marzena’s family of names
Marzena is an affectionate form of Mary. In Polish usage, Marzena has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Мажена. In Polish usage, Marzena has a diminutive in MARZENKA.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Marzena has relatives in 3 languages.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Marzena
- Marzena TrybałaPolish actressborn 1950
- Marzena Kipiel-SztukaPolish actress (1965–2024)
- Marzena Okła-DrewnowiczPolish politician and deputyborn 1972
- Marzena MachałekPolish politicianborn 1960
- Marzena KarpińskaPolish weightlifterborn 1988
- Marzena CieślikPolish modelborn 1981
- Marzena GodeckiAustralian actressborn 1978
- Marzena DiakunPolish symphony orchestra conductorborn 1981
- Marzena CzarneckaMinister of Industry of the Republic of Polandborn 1969
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