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Marah

Girl

Meaning of Marah: Hebrew: 'bitterness'

Marah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 6364th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4192nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#6364

17 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4192

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,365

First recorded 1964 · peak 2004

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 24 babies1982: 12 babies1983: 11 babies1984: 9 babies1985: 12 babies1986: 14 babies1987: 28 babies1988: 55 babies1989: 78 babies1990: 107 babies19901991: 110 babies1992: 72 babies1993: 55 babies1994: 49 babies1995: 67 babies1996: 63 babies1997: 86 babies1998: 82 babies1999: 56 babies2000: 77 babies20002001: 90 babies2002: 87 babies2003: 95 babies2004: 117 babies2005: 70 babies2006: 68 babies2007: 65 babies2008: 64 babies2009: 37 babies2010: 47 babies20102011: 45 babies2012: 28 babies2013: 22 babies2014: 37 babies2015: 34 babies2016: 38 babies2017: 25 babies2018: 27 babies2019: 25 babies2020: 21 babies20202021: 26 babies2022: 23 babies2023: 32 babies2024: 39 babies2025: 17 babies
US babies named Marah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 117.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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