How Many People Are Named Marilla?
An estimated 343 people in the United States have the first name Marilla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Marilla peaked in popularity in 2022 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marilla as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Marilla paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
343
About 1 in 999,284 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
2022
27 births
Total Registered
789
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marilla
Marilla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 789 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Marilla as a female name
Ranked #10,752 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (27 births)
Marilla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marilla span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 104 babies were registered. While Marilla is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Marilla by Decade
How has Marilla tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Marilla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marilla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Marilla
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Marilla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marilla?
We estimate approximately 343 people named Marilla are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 999,284 Americans share this first name.
Is Marilla a common name?
Marilla is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 789 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marilla most popular?
Marilla reached peak popularity in 2022, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marilla is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marilla a female name?
Marilla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marilla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marilla Smith, Marilla Johnson, Marilla Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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