Marliss — girls' name

What the Data Says About Marliss

The Social Security Administration has registered 228 babies named Marliss between 1928 and 1978, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marliss currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1936, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marliss performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 81 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Marliss shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Marliss in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marliss 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 228 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.