How Many People Are Named Marleah?
An estimated 369 people in the United States have the first name Marleah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Marleah peaked in popularity in 2009 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marleah 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 Marleah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
369
About 1 in 928,874 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2009
16 births
Total Registered
431
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marleah
Marleah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 431 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Marleah as a female name
Ranked #8,746 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (16 births)
Marleah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marleah span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 95 babies were registered. While Marleah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Marleah by Decade
How has Marleah 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.
Marleah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marleah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Marleah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marleah?
We estimate approximately 369 people named Marleah 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 928,874 Americans share this first name.
Is Marleah a common name?
Marleah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 431 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marleah most popular?
Marleah reached peak popularity in 2009, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marleah is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marleah a female name?
Marleah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marleah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marleah Smith, Marleah Johnson, Marleah 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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