Marlette
Feminine
Marlette entered the US charts in 1930, peaked at #2937 in 1951, ranks #10107 in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Marlette?
Marlette first appears in US birth records in 1930 — 95 years ago. The typical Marlette alive today was born around 1969, making them about 56 years old. About 300 people named Marlette are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Marlette most popular?
Marlette peaked in 1951, reaching #2937 nationally. Today it ranks #10107, 7,170 places below that high. See the whole 1951 chart.
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1930
- Most girls named
- 196717 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2937reached in 1951
- Change vs 2021
- +50.0%9 in 2025, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Marlettes among us
people named Marlette are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 178,585 born in 2025 was named Marlette
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Chonita test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Marlette's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Chonita climbed just as high around 1925, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Chonita's path sketches the road Marlette is walking now.
Marlette sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Marlette beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Marlette in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
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Frequently asked
- How many Marlettes are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 300 people named Marlette are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Marlette in 2025?
- Marlette ranks #10107 among US girl names in 2025, with 9 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Marlette?
- About 1 in every 178,585 US girls born in 2025 was named Marlette — 9 in all.
- Will my child share the name Marlette with classmates?
- Marlette will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Marlette
Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.
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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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