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Marla

Marla is currently the #2051 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 92 babies. Momentum is clearly positive: five years ago it ranked #2523, now it sits at #2051. Looking at the full record since 1912, Marla hit its all-time high of #193 in 1955, when 1,725 girls were given the name. State by state, Wisconsin leads the way at #700.

Rankings

2025 rank
#2051
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#193
in 1955 (1950s)
Babies in 2025
92
girls named Marla

Marla popularity, 1880–2025

0.024%0.048%0.071%0.095%18801900192019401960198020002020#193 in 1955
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1955

Where Marla is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Marla in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Marla in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Marla in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Marla in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Marla in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Marla in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Marla in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Marla in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Marla in 2025MN—Wisconsin: #700 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)WI#700Michigan: #1061 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MI#1061New York: fewer than 5 girls named Marla in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Marla in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Marla in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Marla in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Marla in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Marla in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Marla in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Marla in 2025IA—Illinois: #1405 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)IL#1405Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Marla in 2025IN—Ohio: #1438 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)OH#1438Pennsylvania: #1108 (7 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)PA#1108New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Marla in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Marla in 2025CT—California: #1742 (12 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1742Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Marla in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Marla in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Marla in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Marla in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Marla in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Marla in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Marla in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Marla in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Marla in 2025DE—Arizona: #1040 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)AZ#1040New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Marla in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Marla in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Marla in 2025AR—Tennessee: #1127 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#1127North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Marla in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Marla in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Marla in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Marla in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Marla in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Marla in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Marla in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Marla in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Marla in 2025HI—Texas: #3285 (5 girls, 0.00% of girls born 2025)TX#3285Florida: fewer than 5 girls named Marla in 2025FL—
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Wisconsin (#700), Arizona (#1040), Michigan (#1061)

Uniqueness score

64/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Marla in the most recent year of SSA data.

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