The baby name Marah is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MAH-rah (English approximation) — /ˈmɑːrə/,mah-RAH (Arabic approximation) — /məˈrɑː/.
The baby name Marah is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MAH-rah (English approximation) — /ˈmɑːrə/,mah-RAH (Arabic approximation) — /məˈrɑː/.
Marah is Arabic, Hebrew in Origin.
Marah stems from Hebrew, appearing in Exodus as the place where Israel encountered bitter waters; the name reflects the root mar, “bitter,” yielding the sense “bitterness” or “bitter one.” The related form Mara is used by Naomi in Ruth 1:20 when she says, “Call me Mara,” underscoring sorrow. As a given name, Marah retains that austere Biblical flavor while suggesting endurance through hardship.
Puritan taste for stark scriptural words helped place-name Marah into occasional personal use in English from the 17th century, with sporadic revivals in modern times. Variants and relatives include Mara, and - by longstanding association - Mary/Maria/Miriam (whose debated etymology also links to “bitterness”). In Arabic, however, Marah (مرح) is unrelated and means “joy, merriment,” giving the name a striking dual heritage across cultures.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JO | Girls | 0 | #47 | 1,373 | 7,570 |
| SY | 0 | #54 | 4,812 | 11,684 | |
| JO | 0 | #100 | 38 | 2,158 | |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #102 | 953 | 10,981 |
| SD | 0 | #102 | 1 | 2,130 | |
| QA | 0 | #104 | 3 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #109 | 2 | 5,607 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| HU | 0 | #115 | 1 | 1,675 | |
| KW | 0 | #119 | 3 | 5,216 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| IQ | 0 | #132 | 2 | 3,533 | |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| AE | 0 | #168 | 10 | 10,220 | |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2016 | #185 | 3 | 1,634 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #189 | 2 | 4,850 |
| PS | 0 | #201 | 18 | 5,692 | |
| DK | 0 | #205 | 2 | 5,198 | |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #207 | 690 | 11,648 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #236 | 2 | 7,146 |
| IL | 0 | #250 | 25 | 6,291 | |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #276 | 41 | 15,378 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #277 | 9 | 2,795 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| SA | 0 | #278 | 18 | 10,560 | |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #288 | 2 | 8,139 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #299 | 47 | 7,678 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #324 | 6 | 7,429 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #341 | 37 | 7,057 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #354 | 43 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #357 | 34 | 13,098 |
| BR | 0 | #358 | 3 | 5,969 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| YE | 0 | #370 | 12 | 8,639 | |
| EG | 0 | #391 | 10 | 6,387 | |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #401 | 5 | 3,185 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #429 | 87 | 19,177 |
| LY | 0 | #430 | 107 | 12,703 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #434 | 120 | 20,968 |
| MX | 0 | #444 | 2 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #462 | 5 | 10,523 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #470 | 2 | 7,952 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #471 | 34 | 11,303 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #513 | 458 | 25,931 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #517 | 32 | 10,655 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| BH | 0 | #540 | 14 | 17,937 | |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #554 | 7 | 11,671 |
| LB | 0 | #569 | 90 | 13,263 | |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #593 | 15 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #628 | 3 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #680 | 292 | 14,742 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #693 | 5 | 13,071 |
| TN | 0 | #701 | 129 | 13,765 | |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #733 | 6 | 3,895 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #737 | 3 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #780 | 59 | 4,949 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #799 | 8 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #818 | 9 | 15,093 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #821 | 121 | 12,708 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #879 | 38 | 8,487 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #920 | 6 | 15,035 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #921 | 35 | 5,933 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| TR | 0 | #1,055 | 157 | 19,440 | |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,066 | 7 | 24,821 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,069 | 10 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,076 | 53 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,108 | 34 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,114 | 63 | 20,130 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,165 | 14 | 25,619 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,169 | 15 | 17,781 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,175 | 8 | 25,439 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,423 | 24 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,592 | 23 | 28,008 |
Marah is popular in 61 countries — most recent births per country:
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