Marlita
- Last seen for girls in 1992 at #11,738
- Peak · girls
- 1961 · 12 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 212since 1936
Marlita over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Marlita has never cracked the top 3,000 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1992 | #11,738 | 6 |
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| 1989 | #10,847 | 6 |
| 1988 | — | |
| 1987 | #8,778 | 7 |
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 |
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| 1984 | #10,422 | 5 |
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| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 |
| 1980 | #8,178 | 7 |
| 1979 | #8,061 | 7 |
| 1978 | #8,562 | 6 |
| 1977 | — | |
| 1976 | #8,156 | 6 |
| 1975 | #5,984 | 9 |
| 1974 | #6,258 | 8 |
| 1973 | #6,080 | 8 |
| 1972 | #6,558 | 7 |
| 1971 | #6,006 | 8 |
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| 1968 | #4,779 | 9 |
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| 1964 | #6,009 | 6 |
| 1963 | #4,896 | 8 |
| 1962 | #4,011 | 11 |
| 1961 | #3,793 | 12 |
| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 |
| 1959 | #5,566 | 6 |
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| 1957 | #4,918 | 7 |
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| 1955 | #5,208 | 6 |
| 1954 | #4,278 | 8 |
| 1953 | #5,673 | 5 |
| 1952 | #4,908 | 6 |
| 1951 | #4,385 | 7 |
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| 1945 | #4,025 | 6 |
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| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 |
| 1936 | #4,181 | 5 |
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First appearance
1936
The first year at least five girls were named Marlita! It came in at #4,181, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1936–1944, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Marlita is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Marlita in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
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Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1992
Rise & fade · girls
25 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1936
- Peaked 1961 at #3,793 (12 births)
- Births halved by 1964, 3 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 161,985
- Highest: 1 in 161,985 girls born in 1975 were named Marlita (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 307,322 girls born in 1992 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #3,793 in 1961, was only 1 in 168,208 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1970s
- 27.8% of all girls named Marlita (59) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 10 | #4,181 (1936) | #4,218 |
| 1940s | 6 | #4,025 (1945) | #4,025 |
| 1950s | 45 | #4,278 (1954) | #4,991 |
| 1960s | 51 | #3,793 (1961) | #4,980 |
| 1970s | 59 | #5,984 (1975) | #6,958 |
| 1980s | 35 | #8,178 (1980) | #9,925 |
| 1990s | 6 | #11,738 (1992) | #11,738 |
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.
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