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Girl name

Marletta

100% girls · last recorded 1986

Marletta has been given to about 293 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1964, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Living in the US≈ 246
Median age today64 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Marletta per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1964 · 15
  • Born in 20250
  • All time293

How popular is Marletta?

Its best year was 1964, when 15 babies were given the name, ranking 3457th. The typical living American called Marletta is about 64 years old today.

Names that sound like Marletta

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Marietta0.86
  2. Marlena0.81
  3. Aleta0.77
  4. Carlotta0.74
  5. Marta0.72
  6. Marcella0.71
  7. Marita0.72
  8. Marcela0.71

Middle names for Marletta

Ranked by flow score
  1. Marletta Rose0.85
  2. Marletta Louise0.85
  3. Marletta June0.84
  4. Marletta Pearl0.84
  5. Marletta Quinn0.84
  6. Marletta Nell0.84

Sibling names for Marletta

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwensister · 0.66
  2. Pennysister · 0.64
  3. Laurelsister · 0.60
  4. Rockybrother · 0.60
  5. Jaybrother · 0.59
  6. Chrisbrother · 0.59

Where Marletta is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Marletta White0.80
    2. Marletta Reyes0.80
    3. Marletta Nguyen0.80
    4. Marletta Lee0.80
    5. Marletta Hill0.80
    6. Marletta Green0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Marletta

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.