girls' name ★ peaked 1990

Maral

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #8,164
Rank 2025
#8,164
among girls · ↑6,456 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
13
named Maral
How common
1 in 123,636
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1990
14 babies
All-time total
362
#14,365 all-time among girls
First recorded
1968
in Social Security records

Maral popularity over time

362 babies have been named Maral since 1968, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
00.010.010.0118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2018Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s 5 1 – #7,710
1970s 26 3 +420% #6,650
1980s 89 9 +242% #6,132
1990s 62 6 -30% #6,333
2000s 64 6 +3% #11,288
2010s 66 7 +3% #8,440
2020s (to 2025) 50 8 +26% #8,164

The story of Maral

Maral is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #8,164 in 2025 with 13 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1968, 362 American babies have been named Maral. Its peak came in 1990, when 14 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Maral stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Maral?

The median living Maral is about 24 years old; half are between 11 and 38. An estimated 400 people named Maral are alive in the United States today.

median 24 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Maral year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 13 #8,164
2024 6 #14,620
2023 6 #14,531
2022 11 #9,426
2021 6 #14,620
2020 8 #11,750
2019 – –
2018 13 #8,440
2017 9 #11,284
2016 – –
2015 9 #11,521
2014 9 #11,591
2013 9 #11,615
2012 – –
2011 8 #12,944
2010 9 #11,893
2009 7 #14,659
2008 8 #13,356
2007 10 #11,342
2006 6 #16,385
2005 8 #12,571
2004 9 #11,288
2003 5 #17,386
2002 5 #17,133
2001 6 #14,660
2000 – –
1995 – –
1990 14 #6,333
1985 6 #10,109
1980 10 #6,590
1975 – –
1970 6 #7,620
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
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1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Maral, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Maral?

The median living Maral is about 24 years old. Half of all living Marals are between 11 and 38 years old.

How many people named Maral are alive today?

An estimated 400 people named Maral are alive in the United States, based on 362 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Maral in 2025?

Maral ranked #8,164 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 13 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Maral?

362 babies have been named Maral in the United States since 1968, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Maral most popular?

Maral peaked in 1990, when 14 newborns received the name.

Is Maral a boy or girl name?

Maral is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Maral rising or falling?

Maral has been roughly stable over the past decade.

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