Girls' name · since 1970
Marfa
Marfa has 10 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #55,988 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Marfa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 10 have been recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Marfa recorded 10 times among girls since 1970, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1971.
- #55,988 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 10 born since 1970
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marfa ranks #55,988 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.
- #55,988 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Marfa's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Oregon.
Marfa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marfa's SSA record in two at 1971 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded.
Marfa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1971
- Peak year (1970)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Marfa by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (10 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Marfa's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Marfa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).
Marfa by state
Where Marfa concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Oregon | | 5 | 50.0% |
5 of 10 births nationwide.
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- Oregon records the most Marfas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Oregon names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marfa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~1 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, 1970–1971 (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 Marfa 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.