Girls' name · since 1968
Maral
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 362 babies named Maral, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,373 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,002 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 362
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Maral is the #8002 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 362 recorded since 1968.
Social Security Administration records show Maral recorded 362 times among girls since 1968, holding rank #8002 nationally today, ahead of 54% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #14,373 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,002 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 362 born since 1968
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maral ranks #14,373 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,002 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 362 born since 1968, peaking in the 1980s.
- #14,373 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,002 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 362
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Maral's 362 recorded births place it above 80.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Maral compares
362 49th percentile among 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
Maral's all-time total is 4% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maral | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 362 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maral's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maral splits its recorded history at 2001: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1968 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maral popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Maral by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (89 births, 25% of the file).
1980s was Maral's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Maral births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 26
1970s
26 births
- 1980s
1980s
89 births
- 1990s
1990s
62 births
- 2000s
2000s
64 births
- 2010s
2010s
66 births
- 2020s
2020s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 89 births (25% of all-time use).
Maral by state
Where Maral concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 82 | 22.7% |
82 of 362 births nationwide.
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What to do with Maral's data
- Maral's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (89 total births) through the 2020s (50) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Marals (82 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Maral: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Maral 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.