Marlaine

girls:

361 births since 1936

#5355 (6th percentile)

overall:

361 births since 1936

#7378 (5th percentile)

Popularity Trends

The name Marlaine is the #7,378 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 361 recorded births since 1936. This represents the 4.6% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 4.6% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,355 (6.3% percentile) for all time with 361 births since 1936.

Marlaine first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1936 (first recorded for girls in 1936). Birth data for Marlaine is available in 34 out of the 49 years between 1936 and 1984. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

For girls, Marlaine reached its peak popularity in 1949, achieving the 3.2% percentile (ranked #657) with 15 births per million. The name was most common in 1949, with 15 births per million (ranked 3.2% percentile). There have been no recorded female births with this name since 1984.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Marlaine".

1936 1984 19361984

Key Statistics

Total Births
361
Peak Births
27
Peak Year
1949
First Recorded
1936
Peak Percentile
3.2%
Current Percentile
Peak Rank
#657
Current Rank
Female statistics

How to Pronounce Marlaine

Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Marlaine. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 47.6% confident that Marlaine is pronounced as mahr-LAYN, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is MAHR-layn, at 35.7% confidence, with 2 syllables.

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mahr-LAYN (2 syllables)
47.6% confidence
M AA0 R L EY1 N
MAHR-layn (2 syllables)
35.7% confidence
M AA1 R L EY0 N
MAHR-LAYN (2 syllables)
16.7% confidence
M AA1 R L EY1 N

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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