US rank #8447 Girls' name Peak 2009 431 births

Marleah — #8447 US girls' name

431 babies named Marleah in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111920s161930s81940s291950s221960s51970s111980s371990s652000s902010s952020s42
#8447
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 52% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Marleah was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

16 babies were named Marleah in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marleah

The Social Security Administration has registered 431 babies named Marleah between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marleah currently holds the #8447 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marleah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Marleah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marleah 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 431 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.

Marleah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

431

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

2009

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,447

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Marleah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
16
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
05101520 202420162008200019911975194819171915 5

Marleah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
95 births that decade — 22% of Marleah's all-time total
1910s111920s161930s81940s291950s221960s51970s111980s371990s652000s902010s952020s42

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marleah?
431 babies have been named Marleah since 1915. It currently ranks #8447 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 16 births.
When was Marleah most popular?
Marleah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Marleah been used?
Marleah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Marleah?
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, 1915–2024 (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.