Is Marilla a boy or girl name?

Marilla is a girl’s name. Of the 802 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Marilla

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Marilla was most popular in 2022, when 27 American babies were given the name — ranking #8,514 that year. In 2025 it ranked #13,540, with 13 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 802 people named Marilla.

Marilla over time

Births per year. The dot marks Marilla’s peak in 2022. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Marilla a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Marilla is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 802 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org