Meaning of the nameMarla

Marla is a feminine name formed in English from Marlene; Marlene combines Maria and Magdalene, and the root of Maria has an uncertain origin.

Meaning

The meaning of Marla is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022): 4,966
Rank in Brazil: #2,748
Median age: 34 years
2010 Census: 5,109; people

Marla in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Marla, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (1,689 people).

4,938 women 28 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Marla is most common

States with the highest share of people named Marla in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Rio Grande do Sul 0.008%
Bahia 0.004%
Goiás 0.004%
Piauí 0.004%
Santa Catarina 0.003%

All states

State	People	% of population
Rio Grande do Sul	872	0.008%
Bahia	627	0.004%
São Paulo	568	0.001%
Minas Gerais	453	0.002%
Rio de Janeiro	278	0.002%
Goiás	251	0.004%
Paraná	232	0.002%
Santa Catarina	221	0.003%
Ceará	180	0.002%
Maranhão	155	0.002%
Pará	151	0.002%
Pernambuco	121	0.001%
Piauí	118	0.004%
Rio Grande do Norte	93	0.003%
Distrito Federal	92	0.003%
Espírito Santo	83	0.002%
Amazonas	75	0.002%
Mato Grosso	75	0.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul	63	0.002%
Paraíba	58	0.002%
Tocantins	55	0.004%
Alagoas	47	0.002%
Rondônia	35	0.002%
Sergipe	30	0.001%
Roraima	17	0.003%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Marla

Wiktionary describes Marla as an American English formation from Marlene, in use since the 1930s, and Behind the Name explains it as Marlene with the suffix -la. Marlene is a combination of Maria and Magdalene, according to Behind the Name, which says the meaning of Maria is not known for certain; for that reason the meaning of Marla is not known for certain either. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,966 people named Marla, with a median age of 34. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. The records are almost always female, and most of the people were born between 1970 and 1999.

Sources

Wiktionary: Marla · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Marla · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Marlene · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Mary · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Marla

What does the name Marla mean?

The meaning of Marla is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Marla in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,966 people with the first name Marla, which ranks it number 2,748 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Marla a boy's or a girl's name?

Marla is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,938 women and 28 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Marla?

Marla is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Marla most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.008% of the state's population is named Marla (872 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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