Marlaya

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 11 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
11
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Marlaya by the numbers

Marlaya was given to 11 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 11 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Marlaya

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Marlaya. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Marlanalake by the boundary; a form of Marlene10 in the US (2017)
  • Malaya409 in the US (2017)
  • Marlayna20 in the US (2017)
  • Maraya19 in the US (2017)
  • Marliya17 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mahlaya7 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Marlaya

Names that are said the same way as Marlaya, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Maryellaof the sea; a blend of Mary and Ella22 in the US (2017)
  • Marellaof the sea; a form of Marella or Maria10 in the US (2017)
  • Marillastar of the sea; beloved; a form of Maria7 in the US (2017)
  • Marlia16 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Marleah8 in the US (2017)
  • Marlayah5 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Marlaya

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