Is Marla a boy or girl name?
Marla is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 79 girls and 0 boys were named Marla, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 38,728 US babies named Marla were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,334
- Babies named Marla since 1912
- 38,728
- Most popular year
- 1955
- 1,730 babies
Boys and girls named Marla, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 16 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 73 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 699 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 2,835 | 100% |
| 1950s | 11 | 11,441 | 99.9% |
| 1960s | 17 | 10,615 | 99.8% |
| 1970s | 5 | 6,613 | 99.9% |
| 1980s | 5 | 2,777 | 99.8% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,616 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 905 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 710 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 390 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,334 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,169 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,331 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,407 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,539 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,345 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,728 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,526 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,583 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,673 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,209 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,110 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,559 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,629 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,271 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,720 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,710 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 97 | #2,095 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,530 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 89 | #2,101 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,936 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,079 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,777 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,638 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,567 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,711 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,451 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,388 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,305 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,207 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 167 | #1,081 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,122 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 189 | #1,003 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 237 | #846 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 250 | #806 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 191 | #937 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 232 | #798 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 240 | #748 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 217 | #782 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 237 | #729 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 271 | #646 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 284 | #615 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,997 | 328 | #560 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 360 | #529 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 417 | #496 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 425 | #480 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 444 | #447 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 494 | #415 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 484 | #418 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 568 | #365 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 592 | #364 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 788 | #298 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 772 | #314 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 956 | #293 |
| 1970 | 5 | #5,183 | 1,090 | #273 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 1,066 | #270 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 1,105 | #249 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 1,067 | #257 |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,318 | 957 | #271 |
| 1965 | 5 | #4,251 | 901 | #296 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 971 | #295 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 1,087 | #274 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 1,236 | #254 |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,560 | 1,138 | #268 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 1,087 | #272 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 1,167 | #258 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 1,211 | #247 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 1,329 | #231 |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,793 | 1,534 | #207 |
| 1955 | 5 | #4,198 | 1,725 | #193 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 1,299 | #224 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 957 | #262 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 822 | #282 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 716 | #294 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 681 | #299 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 458 | #367 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 446 | #375 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 418 | #391 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 299 | #449 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 229 | #476 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 189 | #528 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 182 | #561 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 269 | #449 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 198 | #495 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 147 | #577 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 115 | #638 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 168 | #521 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 132 | #588 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 100 | #660 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 55 | #943 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,306 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,254 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,122 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,381 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,796 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,390 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,641 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,503 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,661 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,764 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,848 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,505 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,480 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,956 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,849 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Marla reached #3,560 in 1961. As a girl name, it reached #193 in 1955. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Marla
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.