How Many People Are Named Marla Brinker?

There are approximately 1 people named Marla Brinker living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Marla with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Brinker. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 342,754,338 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Marla

Last Name

Brinker

Marla: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Marla. The peak year was 1955 with 1,730 births. The average person named Marla today is 57 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Marla

In the 2020 Census, the first name Marla was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (74.63%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (13.73%) and Black (6.92%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Marla in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Marla rose or fell over time.

White

74.63%

Black

6.92%

Hispanic

13.73%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.30%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.04%

Two or More Races

2.39%

Ancestry of the Brinker Surname

The surname Brinker was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Brinker in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

90.46%

Black

3.67%

Hispanic

2.82%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.37%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.17%

Two or More Races

2.51%

How we calculated this

The first name "Marla" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Brinker" appears at a rate of 1.73 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Marla are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Marla

Marla Smith Marla Johnson Marla Williams Marla Brown Marla Jones Marla Garcia Marla Miller Marla Thurman

Other people with the surname Brinker

Michael Brinker James Brinker John Brinker David Brinker Robert Brinker William Brinker Timothy Brinker

Marla Brinker: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Marla Brinker?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Marla Brinker are alive in the United States today. The first name Marla is shared by 30,406 Americans, and the surname Brinker is shared by 5,935.

How rare is the name Marla Brinker?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. The first name Marla is uncommon and the surname Brinker is rare.

Is Marla a male or female name?

Marla is predominantly female, with 0.1% of bearers being male and 99.9% female. It peaked in popularity in 1955 and the average bearer today is 57 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Marla?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Marla was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (74.63%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (13.73%) and Black (6.92%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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