Given name & surname
Marra
“a grieving woman; one who is sorrowful”
Marra is a variant of Mara. One Hebrew interpretation is “a grieving woman; one who is sorrowful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Marra is a variant of Mara. One Hebrew interpretation is “a grieving woman; one who is sorrowful.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Marra is a variant of Mara. A possible origin is Hebrew, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1963. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marra through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 344
- 0 boys · 344 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,321 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −37%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,321 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 19 in 1989. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 490 as a first name in 2020; 5,164 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Marra’s family of names
Marra has a related form in Mara. In Greek usage, Marra as a surname is a transliteration of Μάρρα. In Greek usage, Marra as a surname is a transliteration of Μαρρά.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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