Girls' name · since 1990
Marlet
Marlet has 116 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #25,548 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 116
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Marlet is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 116 have been recorded since 1990.
Marlet has 116 recorded births among girls since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2013.
- #25,548 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 116 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marlet ranks #25,548 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 116 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #25,548 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 116
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Marlet's 116 recorded births place it above 64.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Marlet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marlet's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marlet popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2013
- Peak year (2008)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Marlet by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (55 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Marlet's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Marlet births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
50 births
- 2000s
2000s
55 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 55 births (47% of all-time use).
Marlet by state
Where Marlet concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 5.2% |
6 of 116 births nationwide.
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What to do with Marlet's data
- Marlet's decade-level peak was the 2000s (55 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Marlets (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marlet: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
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, 1990–2013 (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 Marlet 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.