Mara Corday
There are approximately 1 people named Mara Corday living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Mara with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Corday. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Mara
22K
Alive today
Named Corday
206
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 22K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 2021
Average age: 31
Estimated bearers: 206
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #98,099
Per 100K: 0.06
Top ancestry: White (82.7%)
First name trend
Mara: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Mara. The peak year was 2021 with 568 births. The average person named Mara today is 31 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Corday surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Corday, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 82.7%.
- White82.7%
- Hispanic or Latino10.3%
- Black or African American4.9%
- Unknown or suppressed2.2%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Mara has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0063% of the US population, based on 21,666 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Corday appears at a rate of 0.06 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0001%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Mara Corday. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Mara Corday: questions and answers
How many people are named Mara Corday?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Mara Corday. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0063%) with the surname frequency (0.06 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Mara Corday?
We classify Mara Corday as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Mara a male or female name?
Mara is predominantly female. Out of 23,551 total SSA registrations, 0.1% were male and 99.9% were female. See the full Mara profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.