Marlah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Marlah

What is the meaning of the name Marlah ?

The baby name Marlah is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MAR-lah; IPA: /ˈmɑr.lə/ (commonly).

Marlah is English in Origin.

Marlah is a modern English spelling variant of Marla, a mid-20th-century given name that arose as a clipped form of Marlene and as an independent elaboration of Maria/Miriam and Magdalene. Through these roots it carries meanings long linked to Mary: beloved; wished-for child; the debated sea of bitterness; and, via Magdalene, of Magdala. The final -h is a stylistic flourish found in contemporary Anglophone naming.

Use is documented in North America and the UK from the late 20th century, though the form remains rare; by contrast, Marla peaked in U.S. data in the 1960s, helped by media visibility. Variant forms and relatives include Marla, Marlaa, Marlea, Marlee, Marley, Marli, Marlie, Marlene, Marlena, Marlina, and Marleen; broader cognates from the Mary line include Maria, Mary, Marie, Mariam, and Maryam. Nicknames range from Marli and Lala to Lena, depending on the chosen root.

⚙ Marlah is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Marlah appears only 12 times in total — found in 6 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.