Marah is an uncommon variant of Mary that peaked in 2004 and has grown less common since.
Marah is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #6,728 for girl births in the United States (and #11,657 across all names), given to 17 babies. Marah was first reported in SSA data in 1964 and peaked in 2004 (117 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | #6,728 |
| 2024 | 39 | 39 | #3,870 |
| 2023 | 32 | 32 | #4,420 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | #5,574 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | #5,040 |
| 2020 | 21 | 21 | #5,779 |
| 2019 | 25 | 25 | #5,253 |
| 2018 | 27 | 27 | #4,956 |
| 2017 | 25 | 25 | #5,279 |
| 2016 | 38 | 38 | #3,974 |
| 2015 | 34 | 34 | #4,274 |
| 2014 | 37 | 37 | #4,076 |
| 2013 | 22 | 22 | #5,947 |
| 2012 | 28 | 28 | #5,063 |
| 2011 | 45 | 45 | #3,535 |
| 2010 | 47 | 47 | #3,453 |
| 2009 | 37 | 37 | #4,159 |
| 2008 | 64 | 64 | #2,822 |
| 2007 | 65 | 65 | #2,812 |
| 2006 | 68 | 68 | #2,658 |
| 2005 | 70 | 70 | #2,494 |
| 2004 | 117 | 117 | #1,662 |
| 2003 | 95 | 95 | #1,921 |
| 2002 | 87 | 87 | #2,013 |
| 2001 | 90 | 90 | #1,934 |
| 2000 | 77 | 77 | #2,119 |
| 1999 | 56 | 56 | #2,554 |
| 1998 | 82 | 82 | #1,879 |
| 1997 | 86 | — | #1,762 |
| 1996 | 63 | — | #2,170 |
| 1995 | 67 | — | #2,041 |
| 1994 | 49 | — | #2,571 |
| 1993 | 55 | — | #2,340 |
| 1992 | 72 | — | #1,938 |
| 1991 | 110 | — | #1,448 |
| 1990 | 107 | — | #1,463 |
| 1989 | 78 | — | #1,746 |
| 1988 | 55 | — | #2,118 |
| 1987 | 28 | — | #3,298 |
| 1986 | 14 | — | #5,352 |
| 1985 | 12 | — | #5,899 |
| 1984 | 9 | — | #7,162 |
| 1983 | 11 | — | #6,052 |
| 1982 | 12 | — | #5,759 |
| 1981 | 24 | — | #3,499 |
| 1980 | 15 | — | #4,880 |
| 1979 | 11 | — | #5,989 |
| 1978 | 13 | — | #5,089 |
| 1977 | 13 | — | #5,108 |
| 1976 | 7 | — | #7,788 |
| 1975 | 9 | — | #6,248 |
| 1974 | 7 | — | #7,357 |
| 1973 | 8 | — | #6,421 |
| 1972 | 7 | — | #6,979 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | #9,078 |
| 1970 | 8 | — | #6,127 |
| 1969 | 5 | — | #8,167 |
| 1967 | 6 | — | #6,497 |
| 1964 | 5 | — | #7,387 |