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Origin & history of Marla1
English / Germanic roots
Marla comes from the English / Germanic tradition, meaning Rebellious Woman From Magdala.
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How popular is Marla?
1955
peak year
Marla reached its widest reach during the post-war 1950s. In 1955, 1,725 babies received the name (ranked #193). In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #2464), with about 74 babies given the name annually. Marla's usage has held roughly steady recently. The all-time total comes to roughly 38,728 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
1,725
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #193)
(ranked #193)
74
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
740
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
38,728
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Marla9
Life path number
The Humanitarian
Compassion, wisdom and humanitarianism.
🌍Humanitarian
🎨Creative
🌟Wise
💝Loving
M4
A1
R9
L3
A1
Sum: 18 → Life path 9
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Personality of Marla🌍
Compassionate soul
They carry the weight of the world with grace.
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Richly creative
Deep feeling translates into deep art.
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Old soul wisdom
They've always seemed wiser than their years.
💝
Unconditional love
Their love is vast and forgiving.
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