girl's name
Marah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,599
Marah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2004, when 117 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 195,046 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1964.
Marah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 16 |
| 1970s | 88 |
| 1980s | 258 |
| 1990s | 747 |
| 2000s | 770 |
| 2010s | 328 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 158 |
How popular is Marah?
In 2025, Marah was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Marah is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Marah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Marah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Marah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Marah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Marah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Marah
How popular is the name Marah?
In 2025, Marah was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Marah a girl's or a boy's name?
Marah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Marah most popular?
Marah peaked in 2004, when 117 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Marah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Marah currently ranks #2,426 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.