Total births
83
Girls' name · since 2015
Marlayah
83 babies named Marlayah in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13182
- among girls today
- 83
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 26%
- more common than other girls
Marlayah currently ranks #13182 among girls' names in America, with 83 babies recorded since 2015.
Marlayah has 83 recorded births among girls since 2015, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13182 as of the latest data, more common than 26% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2015 to 2025.
- #13182 among girls today
- 83 born since 2015
- 2020s peak decade
- 26% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Marlayah is currently the #13182 girls' name in America, more common than 26% of girls - 83 born since 2015, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13182
- among girls today
- 83
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 26%
- more common than other girls
Marlayah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#13182
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 26% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
57% of everyone ever named Marlayah was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
14 babies were named Marlayah in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
How Marlayah compares
83 21th percentile among 17,726 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
Marlayah's all-time total is 78% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marlayah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 83 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 48 | 19,840 |
Marlayah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marlayah splits its recorded history at 2020: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2015 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marlayah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#13,182
Active since
2015
Marlayah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Marlayah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Marlayah's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Marlayah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
36 births
- 2020s
2020s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 47 births (57% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Marlayah? ▼
Since 2015, Social Security records show 83 babies named Marlayah. Today it holds rank #13182 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2022, with 14 births.
When was Marlayah most popular? ▼
Marlayah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Marlayah been used? ▼
Marlayah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2015, spanning 11 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Marlayah? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Marlayah
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Martha Girl
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Marie Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2015–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Marlayah: #13182 Girls' Name - 83 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/marlayah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Marlayah 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 June 2026.