US rank #8659 Girls' name Peak 2015 217 births

Marlaysia — #8659 US girls' name

217 babies named Marlaysia in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s382010s1242020s50
#8659
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 51% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Marlaysia was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

20 babies were named Marlaysia in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marlaysia

The Social Security Administration has registered 217 babies named Marlaysia between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marlaysia currently holds the #8659 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marlaysia performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 124 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Marlaysia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Marlaysia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marlaysia 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 217 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.

Marlaysia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

217

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2015

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,659

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Marlaysia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
20
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
0510152025 20242021201820152012200820051997 5

Marlaysia by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
124 births that decade — 57% of Marlaysia's all-time total
1990s52000s382010s1242020s50

Marlaysia by state

Where Marlaysia concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Marlaysia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 2.3%
Georgia share of Marlaysia's total US births 2.3%

5 of 217 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marlaysia?
217 babies have been named Marlaysia since 1997. It currently ranks #8659 among girls. The peak year was 2015 with 20 births.
When was Marlaysia most popular?
Marlaysia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 124 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Marlaysia most popular?
The top states for the name Marlaysia are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Marlaysia been used?
Marlaysia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Marlaysia?
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.

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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, 1997–2024 (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.