Marletta — girls' name

What the Data Says About Marletta

The Social Security Administration has registered 293 babies named Marletta between 1926 and 1986, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marletta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marletta performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 88 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Marletta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marletta 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 293 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.