Marla is an established girls' name that peaked in 1955 and has since faded.
Marla is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,055 for girl births in the United States (and #3,758 across all names), given to 92 babies. Marla was first reported in SSA data in 1912 and peaked in 1955 (1,725 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 92 | 92 | #2,055 | — |
| 2024 | 79 | 79 | #2,340 | — |
| 2023 | 88 | 88 | #2,170 | — |
| 2022 | 80 | 80 | #2,333 | — |
| 2021 | 75 | 75 | #2,408 | — |
| 2020 | 68 | 68 | #2,540 | — |
| 2019 | 77 | 77 | #2,346 | — |
| 2018 | 63 | 63 | #2,728 | — |
| 2017 | 71 | 71 | #2,526 | — |
| 2016 | 69 | 69 | #2,583 | — |
| 2015 | 67 | 67 | #2,675 | — |
| 2014 | 86 | 86 | #2,209 | — |
| 2013 | 53 | 53 | #3,110 | — |
| 2012 | 71 | 71 | #2,559 | — |
| 2011 | 68 | 68 | #2,629 | — |
| 2010 | 85 | 85 | #2,271 | — |
| 2009 | 67 | 67 | #2,720 | — |
| 2008 | 68 | 68 | #2,710 | — |
| 2007 | 97 | 97 | #2,095 | — |
| 2006 | 73 | 79 | #2,530 | — |
| 2005 | 89 | 94 | #2,101 | — |
| 2004 | 97 | 97 | #1,936 | — |
| 2003 | 86 | 86 | #2,079 | — |
| 2002 | 102 | 102 | #1,778 | — |
| 2001 | 112 | 119 | #1,638 | — |
| 2000 | 114 | 114 | #1,567 | — |
| 1999 | 96 | 96 | #1,711 | — |
| 1998 | 118 | 123 | #1,451 | — |
| 1997 | 123 | — | #1,388 | — |
| 1996 | 133 | — | #1,305 | — |
| 1995 | 143 | — | #1,207 | — |
| 1994 | 167 | — | #1,081 | — |
| 1993 | 160 | — | #1,123 | — |
| 1992 | 189 | — | #1,003 | — |
| 1991 | 237 | — | #846 | — |
| 1990 | 250 | — | #806 | — |
| 1989 | 191 | — | #937 | — |
| 1988 | 232 | — | #798 | — |
| 1987 | 240 | — | #748 | — |
| 1986 | 217 | — | #782 | — |
| 1985 | 237 | — | #729 | — |
| 1984 | 271 | — | #646 | — |
| 1983 | 284 | — | #615 | — |
| 1982 | 333 | — | #560 | #6,996 |
| 1981 | 359 | — | #530 | — |
| 1980 | 417 | — | #496 | — |
| 1979 | 425 | — | #480 | — |
| 1978 | 444 | — | #447 | — |
| 1977 | 494 | — | #415 | — |
| 1976 | 484 | — | #418 | — |
| 1975 | 568 | — | #365 | — |
| 1974 | 592 | — | #364 | — |
| 1973 | 788 | — | #298 | — |
| 1972 | 772 | — | #314 | — |
| 1971 | 956 | — | #293 | — |
| 1970 | 1,095 | — | #273 | #5,184 |
| 1969 | 1,066 | — | #270 | — |
| 1968 | 1,105 | — | #249 | — |
| 1967 | 1,067 | — | #257 | — |
| 1966 | 962 | — | #271 | #4,320 |
| 1965 | 906 | — | #296 | #4,251 |
| 1964 | 971 | — | #295 | — |
| 1963 | 1,087 | — | #274 | — |
| 1962 | 1,236 | — | #254 | — |
| 1961 | 1,145 | — | #268 | #3,560 |
| 1960 | 1,087 | — | #272 | — |
| 1959 | 1,167 | — | #258 | — |
| 1958 | 1,211 | — | #247 | — |
| 1957 | 1,329 | — | #231 | — |
| 1956 | 1,540 | — | #207 | #3,793 |
| 1955 | 1,730 | — | #193 | #4,197 |
| 1954 | 1,299 | — | #224 | — |
| 1953 | 957 | — | #262 | — |
| 1952 | 822 | — | #282 | — |
| 1951 | 716 | — | #294 | — |
| 1950 | 681 | — | #299 | — |
| 1949 | 458 | — | #367 | — |
| 1948 | 446 | — | #375 | — |
| 1947 | 418 | — | #391 | — |
| 1946 | 299 | — | #449 | — |
| 1945 | 229 | — | #476 | — |
| 1944 | 189 | — | #528 | — |
| 1943 | 182 | — | #561 | — |
| 1942 | 269 | — | #449 | — |
| 1941 | 198 | — | #495 | — |
| 1940 | 147 | — | #577 | — |
| 1939 | 115 | — | #638 | — |
| 1938 | 168 | — | #521 | — |
| 1937 | 132 | — | #588 | — |
| 1936 | 100 | — | #660 | — |
| 1935 | 55 | — | #943 | — |
| 1934 | 31 | — | #1,307 | — |
| 1933 | 33 | — | #1,254 | — |
| 1932 | 41 | — | #1,122 | — |
| 1931 | 13 | — | #2,381 | — |
| 1930 | 11 | — | #2,796 | — |
| 1929 | 14 | — | #2,390 | — |
| 1928 | 8 | — | #3,641 | — |
| 1927 | 14 | — | #2,503 | — |
| 1926 | 13 | — | #2,661 | — |
| 1925 | 6 | — | #4,764 | — |
| 1923 | 8 | — | #3,848 | — |
| 1922 | 5 | — | #5,505 | — |
| 1920 | 5 | — | #5,480 | — |
| 1916 | 10 | — | #2,956 | — |
| 1912 | 6 | — | #2,849 | — |