Girls' name · since 1924
Marles
Since 1924, U.S. Social Security records show 58 babies named Marles, peaking in 1926. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #33,304 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 58
- born since 1924
- 1930s
- peak decade
Marles sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 58 recorded since 1924.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marles has been recorded 58 times among girls since 1924, though it is not among the currently most-used girls 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 1924 to 1947.
- #33,304 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 58 born since 1924
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marles ranks #33,304 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 58 born since 1924, peaking in the 1930s.
- #33,304 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 58
- born since 1924
- 1930s
- peak decade
Marles's 58 recorded births place it above 53.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Marles's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marles's full recorded timeline at 1936, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1927, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1926 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marles popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1947
- Peak year (1926)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Marles by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (21 births, 36% of the file).
1930s was Marles's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Marles births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
19 births
- 1930s
1930s
21 births
- 1940s
1940s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 21 births (36% of all-time use).
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- Marles's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (21 total births) through the 1940s (18) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Marles: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1924–1947 (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 Marles 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.