US rank #10400 Girls' name Peak 2024 81 births

Marlia — #10400 US girls' name

81 babies named Marlia in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s152000s302010s202020s16
#10400
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 41% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Marlia was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

9 babies were named Marlia in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marlia

The Social Security Administration has registered 81 babies named Marlia between 1961 and 2024, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marlia currently holds the #10400 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marlia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Marlia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marlia 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 81 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.

Marlia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

81

Since 1961

64 years of records

Peak year

2024

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#10,400

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1961

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2024

Marlia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1961

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
9
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
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Marlia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
30 births that decade — 37% of Marlia's all-time total
1960s152000s302010s202020s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marlia?
81 babies have been named Marlia since 1961. It currently ranks #10400 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 9 births.
When was Marlia most popular?
Marlia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Marlia been used?
Marlia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 64 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Marlia?
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, 1961–2024 (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.