Name meaning & stats
Marla
Marla means “beloved, or bitter (debated)” (Hebrew origin). 38,031 US babies since 1940, peak 1955.
What it means
“beloved, or bitter (debated)”
HebrewDebated
In US birth records
Peak year: 1955
38,031 US babies were named Marla between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Marla (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 66% of the family
- Marla 66%
- Mariela 20%
- Mariella 9%
- Marlea 1%
- Maryella 1%
- Marella 1%
- Marleah 1%
- Marilla 1%
- Marilea <1%
- Marliyah <1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1955)