Girls' name · since 1964
Marah
2,365 babies named Marah in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,204 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,615 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,365
- born since 1964
- 2000s
- peak decade
2,365 babies have been named Marah since 1964, making it today's #6615 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marah has been recorded 2,365 times among girls since 1964, currently ranked #6615 nationally and more common than 62% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2025.
- #4,204 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,615 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,365 born since 1964
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marah ranks #4,204 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,615 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,365 born since 1964, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,204 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,615 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,365
- born since 1964
- 2000s
- peak decade
Marah's 2,365 recorded births place it above 94.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Marah compares
2,365 Top 21% higher than 79% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Marah's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,365 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 117 | 21 | 19,840 |
Marah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marah splits its recorded history at 1996: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1964 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 117 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 117
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Marah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (770 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Marah's strongest decade.
770 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Marah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 88
1970s
88 births
- 1980s 258
1980s
258 births
- 1990s
1990s
747 births
- 2000s
2000s
770 births
- 2010s
2010s
328 births
- 2020s 158
2020s
158 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 770 births (33% of all-time use).
How Marah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Marah's total volume
Marah by state
Where Marah concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 117 | 4.9% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 90 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 54 | 2.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 54 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Florida | | 52 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 50 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Texas | | 44 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 34 | 1.4% |
117 of 2,365 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Marah appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Marah's data
- Marah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (770 total births); usage has since declined to 158 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Marahs (117 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~61 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1964–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Marah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.