Marai comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning 'The bitter one.'.
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How popular is Marai?
2012peak year
Today, Marai is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #16288), with only about 6 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2012, 8 babies were given the name (ranked #12990 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Marai's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 83 babies have been registered as Marai since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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