girl's name
Marleah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 439
Marleah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2009, when 16 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1915.
Marleah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 11 |
| 1920s | 16 |
| 1930s | 8 |
| 1940s | 29 |
| 1950s | 22 |
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 11 |
| 1980s | 37 |
| 1990s | 65 |
| 2000s | 90 |
| 2010s | 95 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 50 |
How popular is Marleah?
In 2025, Marleah was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Marleah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Marleah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Marleah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Marleah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Marleah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Marleah
How popular is the name Marleah?
In 2025, Marleah was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Marleah a girl's or a boy's name?
Marleah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Marleah most popular?
Marleah peaked in 2009, when 16 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Marleah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Marleah currently ranks #11,022 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.