Girls' name · since 1928
Marliss
228 babies named Marliss in U.S. Social Security records since 1928, with the highest year being 1936. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,497 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 228
- born since 1928
- 1930s
- peak decade
228 girls have been named Marliss since 1928, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Marliss recorded 228 times among girls since 1928, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1928 to 1978.
- #18,497 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 228 born since 1928
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marliss ranks #18,497 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 228 born since 1928, peaking in the 1930s.
- #18,497 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 228
- born since 1928
- 1930s
- peak decade
Marliss's 228 recorded births place it above 74.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
Marliss's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marliss splits its recorded history at 1944: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1928 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1936 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marliss popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1978
- Peak year (1936)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Marliss by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (81 births, 36% of the file).
1930s was Marliss's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Marliss births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1930s
1930s
81 births
- 1940s
1940s
73 births
- 1950s
1950s
59 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 81 births (36% of all-time use).
Marliss by state
Where Marliss concentrates geographically, total births since 1928
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 7 | 3.1% |
7 of 228 births nationwide.
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What to do with Marliss's data
- Marliss's decade-level peak was the 1930s (81 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Minnesota records the most Marlisss (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota 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 Marliss: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1936)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1928–1978 (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 Marliss 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.