Boys' name · since 1913
Marland
1,223 babies named Marland in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1934. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,516 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,223
- born since 1913
- 1930s
- peak decade
Marland is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 1,223 have been recorded since 1913.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marland has been recorded 1,223 times among boys since 1913, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2020.
- #4,516 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,223 born since 1913
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marland ranks #4,516 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,223 born since 1913, peaking in the 1930s.
- #4,516 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,223
- born since 1913
- 1930s
- peak decade
Marland's 1,223 recorded births place it above 90.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Oklahoma.
Marland's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marland's SSA record in two at 1957 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2010, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1934 peak of 56, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marland popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2020
- Peak year (1934)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Marland by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (268 births, 22% of the file).
1930s was Marland's strongest decade.
268 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Marland births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 73
1910s
73 births
- 1920s
1920s
201 births
- 1930s
1930s
268 births
- 1940s 105
1940s
105 births
- 1950s 97
1950s
97 births
- 1960s
1960s
117 births
- 1970s
1970s
206 births
- 1980s 62
1980s
62 births
- 1990s 49
1990s
49 births
- 2000s 35
2000s
35 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 268 births (22% of all-time use).
How Marland compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Marland's total volume
Marland by state
Where Marland concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Oklahoma | | 64 | 5.2% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 25 | 2.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
64 of 1,223 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Marland's data
- Marland's decade-level peak was the 1930s (268 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Oklahoma records the most Marlands (64 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Oklahoma 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 Marland: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1934)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1913–2020 (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 Marland 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.