NameTides

Marla

Marla was the #2,051 girls' name in the US in 2025 (92 babies), and #792 in England & Wales and #1,495 in Canada.

Marla as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Marla as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandNorthern IrelandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Marla as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,051 (92)#792 (46)#359 (9)#397 (3)—#1,495 (16)
2024#2,327 (79)#516 (76)#476 (6)—#898 (3)#2,685 (7)
2023#2,156 (88)#536 (73)#342 (10)——#2,027 (10)
2022#2,319 (80)#940 (37)———#1,482 (15)
2021#2,384 (75)#755 (49)#396 (8)——#2,021 (10)
2020#2,523 (68)#749 (49)#544 (5)——#2,343 (8)
2019#2,331 (77)#996 (35)———#2,872 (6)
2018#2,711 (63)#1,343 (24)#680 (4)——#2,587 (7)
2017#2,508 (71)#1,021 (35)———#2,041 (10)
2016#2,560 (69)#1,211 (28)———#1,280 (19)
2015#2,646 (67)#1,279 (26)———#2,599 (7)
2014#2,194 (86)#1,798 (16)———#2,374 (8)
2013#3,076 (53)#1,484 (21)———#3,286 (5)
2012#2,548 (71)#1,583 (19)———#2,338 (8)
2011#2,614 (68)#1,729 (16)———#2,156 (9)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1955 at #193.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1912.

How common is it?

about 1 in 18,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 18,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 5,500uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 2,000uncommon
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 2,400uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 9,300uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Marla is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 17,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 15,000 to 1 in 20,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Marla by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #700WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,405ILMichigan: #1,061MINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,438OHPennsylvania: #1,108PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,742CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #1,040AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #1,127TNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #3,285TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Marla (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MarlaCanadaGirls#1,49516
MarlaEngland & WalesGirls#79246
MarlaIrelandGirls—too few
MarlaNorthern IrelandGirls#3973
MarlaScotlandGirls#3599
MarlaUSGirls#2,05192
MarlaUSBoys—too few