Marba
Marba is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken by the Azumeina peoples of Chad as their first language. It is also the name of one of the Azumeina peoples.
Meaning & Origin of Marba
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Marba is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken by the Azumeina peoples of Chad as their first language. It is also the name of one of the Azumeina peoples.
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The Story of Marba
American parents first put Marba on the record books as a baby girl name in 1925, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1925, when 6 Marbas were born — ranking #4,426 that year. Marba last appeared in the published SSA data in 1925, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 6 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Marba most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- United States29%
- Mexico27%
- Brazil18%
- GT13%
- Spain12%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Marba
Phonetically similar names — useful when Marba is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Marba
Marba is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1925 and has accumulated 6 births in the dataset. Marba's peak popularity came in 1925 when it ranked #4,426. Use the chart and map above to compare Marba's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.