Marla
#2,051 for girls in 2025, 92 births · Last seen for boys in 1982 at #6,385
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1955 · 1,725 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 38,781since 1912
Marla over time
Rank among girls' names. Marla has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,051 | 92 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,327 | 79 | — | |
| 2023 | #2,156 | 88 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,319 | 80 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,384 | 75 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,523 | 68 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,331 | 77 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,711 | 63 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,508 | 71 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,560 | 69 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,646 | 67 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,194 | 86 | — | |
| 2013 | #3,076 | 53 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,548 | 71 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,614 | 68 | — | |
| 2010 | #2,258 | 85 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,705 | 67 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,690 | 68 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,085 | 97 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,512 | 73 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,088 | 89 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,925 | 97 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,062 | 86 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,771 | 102 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,627 | 112 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,558 | 114 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,707 | 96 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,443 | 118 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,386 | 123 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,296 | 133 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,197 | 143 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,077 | 167 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,120 | 160 | — | |
| 1992 | #999 | 189 | — | |
| 1991 | #845 | 237 | — | |
| 1990 | #802 | 250 | — | |
| 1989 | #937 | 191 | — | |
| 1988 | #797 | 232 | — | |
| 1987 | #748 | 240 | — | |
| 1986 | #780 | 217 | — | |
| 1985 | #726 | 237 | — | |
| 1984 | #645 | 271 | — | |
| 1983 | #615 | 284 | — | |
| 1982 | #560 | 328 | #6,385 | 5 |
| 1981 | #529 | 359 | — | |
| 1980 | #496 | 417 | — | |
| 1979 | #478 | 425 | — | |
| 1978 | #446 | 444 | — | |
| 1977 | #414 | 494 | — | |
| 1976 | #417 | 484 | — | |
| 1975 | #365 | 568 | — | |
| 1974 | #364 | 592 | — | |
| 1973 | #298 | 788 | — | |
| 1972 | #314 | 772 | — | |
| 1971 | #293 | 956 | — | |
| 1970 | #273 | 1,090 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 1969 | #270 | 1,066 | — | |
| 1968 | #249 | 1,105 | — | |
| 1967 | #257 | 1,067 | — | |
| 1966 | #271 | 957 | #3,948 | 5 |
| 1965 | #296 | 901 | #3,930 | 5 |
| 1964 | #295 | 971 | — | |
| 1963 | #274 | 1,087 | — | |
| 1962 | #254 | 1,236 | — | |
| 1961 | #268 | 1,138 | #3,356 | 7 |
| 1960 | #272 | 1,087 | — | |
| 1959 | #258 | 1,167 | — | |
| 1958 | #247 | 1,211 | — | |
| 1957 | #231 | 1,329 | — | |
| 1956 | #207 | 1,534 | #3,535 | 6 |
| 1955 | #193 | 1,725 | #3,886 | 5 |
| 1954 | #224 | 1,299 | — | |
| 1953 | #262 | 957 | — | |
| 1952 | #282 | 822 | — | |
| 1951 | #294 | 716 | — | |
| 1950 | #298 | 681 | — | |
| 1949 | #367 | 458 | — | |
| 1948 | #375 | 446 | — | |
| 1947 | #391 | 418 | — | |
| 1946 | #449 | 299 | — | |
| 1945 | #476 | 229 | — | |
| 1944 | #528 | 189 | — | |
| 1943 | #558 | 182 | — | |
| 1942 | #448 | 269 | — | |
| 1941 | #494 | 198 | — | |
| 1940 | #575 | 147 | — | |
| 1939 | #633 | 115 | — | |
| 1938 | #519 | 168 | — | |
| 1937 | #585 | 132 | — | |
| 1936 | #660 | 100 | — | |
| 1935 | #937 | 55 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,292 | 31 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,244 | 33 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,116 | 41 | — | |
| 1931 | #2,307 | 13 | — | |
| 1930 | #2,690 | 11 | — | |
| 1929 | #2,301 | 14 | — | |
| 1928 | #3,436 | 8 | — | |
| 1927 | #2,433 | 14 | — | |
| 1926 | #2,569 | 13 | — | |
| 1925 | #4,426 | 6 | — | |
| 1924 | — | — | ||
| 1923 | #3,641 | 8 | — | |
| 1922 | #5,009 | 5 | — | |
| 1921 | — | — | ||
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | — | |
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| 1916 | #2,833 | 10 | — | |
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| 1912 | #2,634 | 6 | — | |
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| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Marla! It came in at #2,634, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1913–1915, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Marla is popular in 1970
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Arkansas#120 · 1 in 470
- South Dakota#133 · 1 in 475
- Kansas#147 · 1 in 641
- Montana#152 · 1 in 543
- Missouri#157 · 1 in 754
Best ever in a state: #86 in Oregon, 1955.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | #120 | 29 | 1 in 470 |
| South Dakota | #133 | 9 | 1 in 475 |
| Kansas | #147 | 23 | 1 in 641 |
| Montana | #152 | 8 | 1 in 543 |
| Missouri | #157 | 47 | 1 in 754 |
| Oklahoma | #187 | 22 | 1 in 800 |
| Idaho | #190 | 7 | 1 in 695 |
| Indiana | #198 | 42 | 1 in 1,025 |
| Iowa | #202 | 20 | 1 in 1,044 |
| Kentucky | #207 | 24 | 1 in 1,083 |
| Illinois | #215 | 77 | 1 in 1,139 |
| Colorado | #222 | 17 | 1 in 1,012 |
| Ohio | #222 | 73 | 1 in 1,221 |
| Oregon | #226 | 13 | 1 in 1,105 |
| Arizona | #227 | 15 | 1 in 996 |
| Tennessee | #232 | 24 | 1 in 1,312 |
| Pennsylvania | #236 | 61 | 1 in 1,409 |
| Louisiana | #240 | 26 | 1 in 1,170 |
| Texas | #243 | 90 | 1 in 1,158 |
| Minnesota | #256 | 17 | 1 in 1,740 |
| Alabama | #265 | 19 | 1 in 1,426 |
| New Mexico | #265 | 8 | 1 in 1,027 |
| Michigan | #272 | 45 | 1 in 1,646 |
| Hawaii | #278 | 5 | 1 in 1,034 |
| District of Columbia | #280 | 7 | 1 in 1,425 |
| Washington | #283 | 16 | 1 in 1,539 |
| Utah | #295 | 7 | 1 in 1,501 |
| Wisconsin | #299 | 15 | 1 in 2,245 |
| West Virginia | #305 | 6 | 1 in 2,134 |
| California | #307 | 103 | 1 in 1,593 |
| New Jersey | #315 | 26 | 1 in 1,932 |
| North Carolina | #317 | 19 | 1 in 2,205 |
| Massachusetts | #322 | 17 | 1 in 2,485 |
| Nebraska | #325 | 5 | 1 in 2,084 |
| Florida | #328 | 24 | 1 in 1,984 |
| Mississippi | #328 | 10 | 1 in 1,879 |
| Georgia | #343 | 18 | 1 in 2,245 |
| Virginia | #346 | 13 | 1 in 2,646 |
| Maryland | #355 | 10 | 1 in 2,522 |
| Connecticut | #429 | 6 | 1 in 3,462 |
| New York | #434 | 46 | 1 in 3,074 |
| South Carolina | #458 | 6 | 1 in 3,425 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Marla
- 276 spots since 2024 (#2,327 → #2,051)
- 472 spots since 2020 (#2,523 → #2,051)
- 595 spots since 2015 (#2,646 → #2,051)
- Biggest jump: 355 spots in 1935 (#1,292 → #937)
- Biggest drop: 154 spots in 1992 (#845 → #999)
- Debuted 1912
- Peaked 1955 at #193 (1,725 births)
- Births halved by 1972, 17 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 58 yrs · run 1935–1992
- Highest: 1 in 1,133 girls born in 1955 were named Marla (0.09%)
- Latest: 1 in 17,470 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 29.5% of all girls named Marla (11,441) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 16 | #2,634 (1912) | #2,734 |
| 1920s | 73 | #2,301 (1929) | #3,599 |
| 1930s | 699 | #519 (1938) | #1,198 |
| 1940s | 2,835 | #367 (1949) | #466 |
| 1950s | 11,441 | #193 (1955) | #250 |
| 1960s | 10,615 | #249 (1968) | #271 |
| 1970s | 6,613 | #273 (1970) | #366 |
| 1980s | 2,776 | #496 (1980) | #683 |
| 1990s | 1,616 | #802 (1990) | #1,187 |
| 2000s | 905 | #1,558 (2000) | #2,102 |
| 2010s | 710 | #2,194 (2014) | #2,545 |
| 2020s | 482 | #2,051 (2025) | #2,293 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Marla in 1970
Top girls' names in 1970
Top boys' names in 1970
More about 1970
girls
1,748,144 girls got a published name in 1970; 1 in 1,604 of them was named Marla, which outranked 97.1% of the 9,355 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,858,229 boys got a published name in 1970; 1 in 371,646 of them was named Marla, which outranked 13.0% of the 5,433 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 709 names at #4,724; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.