Girls' name · since 2008
Marliyah
162 babies named Marliyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,001 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,738 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 162
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Marliyah is the #8738 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 162 recorded since 2008.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marliyah has been recorded 162 times among girls since 2008, currently ranked #8738 nationally and more common than 49% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #22,001 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,738 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 162 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marliyah ranks #22,001 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,738 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 162 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #22,001 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,738 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 162
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Marliyah's 162 recorded births place it above 69.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Marliyah compares
162 33rd percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Marliyah's all-time total is 57% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marliyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 162 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 21 | 19,840 |
Marliyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marliyah's full recorded timeline at 2017, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2008, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marliyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Marliyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (81 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Marliyah's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Marliyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 14
2000s
14 births
- 2010s
2010s
81 births
- 2020s
2020s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 81 births (50% of all-time use).
Marliyah by state
Where Marliyah concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 6 | 3.7% |
6 of 162 births nationwide.
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What to do with Marliyah's data
- Marliyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (81 total births) through the 2020s (67) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Marliyahs (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Marliyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2008–2025 (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 Marliyah 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.