Marlaysha — girls' name
5 babies named Marlaysha in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
5 girls have been named Marlaysha since 2008, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2008.
- 5
- total births
- 2008–2008
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
100% of everyone ever named Marlaysha was born in this single decade.
5 babies were named Marlaysha in 2008 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Marlaysha
The Social Security Administration has registered 5 babies named Marlaysha between 2008 and 2008, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marlaysha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 5 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Marlaysha performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Marlaysha 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 5 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.
Marlaysha at a glance
Last recorded 2008Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Marlaysha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2008
- Peak year (2008)
- 5
- Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2008.
5 total births across 1 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2008 with 5 births in a single year.
Marlaysha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 5 births that decade — 100% of Marlaysha's all-time total
Marlaysha decade highlights
- Peak decade 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Marlaysha's strongest decade
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 100% of all-time use.
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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, 2008–2008 (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.