Marliss

Girl · recorded 1928–1978

  • 1978last recorded
  • 1936best year

Most popular in 1936.

Last recorded in 1978. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Marliss.

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Its story

Popularity since 1928

061219281941195319661978

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 29 recorded years as a table
Marliss, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19284
19294
19318
19328
19336
193411
19358
193612
19376
19386
193911
19409
194110
19427
19445
19455
19463
19475
19486
19494
19504
19513
19525
19534
19543
19563
19582
19595
19783

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Marliss isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1978
5
Rank in 1978
#9,750
How rare
1 in 306,371 girls
Since 1928
228

Marliss was last recorded in 1978. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1936, at 12 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Marliss doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.