Recorded 1917–2016 Girls' name Peak 1955 391 births

Marda — girls' name

391 babies named Marda in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s131920s191930s671940s1061950s1091960s441970s282010s5
1950s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Marda was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

18 babies were named Marda in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marda

The Social Security Administration has registered 391 babies named Marda between 1917 and 2016, spanning 100 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marda performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 109 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Marda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marda in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 391 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Marda at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

391

Since 1917

100 years of records

Peak year

1955

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1917

Recorded for 100 years

Last year on file: 2016

Marda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1917

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1955)
18
Annual births at peak — across 100 years of records
05101520 201619671959195319471941193519201917 7

Marda by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
109 births that decade — 28% of Marda's all-time total
1910s131920s191930s671940s1061950s1091960s441970s282010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marda?
391 babies have been named Marda since 1917. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1955 with 18 births.
When was Marda most popular?
Marda was most popular in the 1950s decade with 109 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
How long has the name Marda been used?
Marda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 100 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Marda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1917–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.