Marlee
- #536 for girls in 2025, 564 births
- #6,446 for boys in 2025, 13 births
- Given to girls 98.5% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 2008 · 890 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 17,654since 1915
Marlee over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Marlee has never cracked the top 300 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #536 | 564 | #6,446 | 13 |
| 2024 | #508 | 605 | #7,257 | 11 |
| 2023 | #501 | 608 | #7,289 | 11 |
| 2022 | #453 | 696 | #5,445 | 17 |
| 2021 | #459 | 684 | #5,562 | 16 |
| 2020 | #430 | 714 | #5,451 | 16 |
| 2019 | #447 | 697 | #5,153 | 18 |
| 2018 | #480 | 654 | #4,226 | 24 |
| 2017 | #480 | 648 | #4,746 | 20 |
| 2016 | #453 | 708 | #5,318 | 17 |
| 2015 | #455 | 696 | #4,545 | 21 |
| 2014 | #470 | 676 | #4,866 | 19 |
| 2013 | #471 | 651 | — | |
| 2012 | #530 | 571 | #8,158 | 9 |
| 2011 | #527 | 549 | #9,600 | 7 |
| 2010 | #514 | 581 | #7,087 | 11 |
| 2009 | #398 | 792 | #5,334 | 17 |
| 2008 | #367 | 890 | #7,698 | 10 |
| 2007 | #793 | 364 | #9,788 | 7 |
| 2006 | #765 | 359 | — | |
| 2005 | #782 | 332 | — | |
| 2004 | #821 | 305 | #11,356 | 5 |
| 2003 | #853 | 283 | — | |
| 2002 | #916 | 244 | — | |
| 2001 | #956 | 230 | — | |
| 2000 | #966 | 219 | — | |
| 1999 | #946 | 220 | — | |
| 1998 | #941 | 219 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,079 | 174 | — | |
| 1996 | #936 | 207 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,014 | 183 | — | |
| 1994 | #884 | 219 | — | |
| 1993 | #705 | 303 | — | |
| 1992 | #904 | 216 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,071 | 169 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,127 | 154 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,311 | 120 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,327 | 108 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,404 | 95 | — | |
| 1986 | #2,265 | 45 | — | |
| 1985 | #2,484 | 39 | — | |
| 1984 | #4,966 | 14 | — | |
| 1983 | #5,457 | 12 | — | |
| 1982 | #4,527 | 16 | — | |
| 1981 | #5,254 | 13 | — | |
| 1980 | #5,912 | 11 | — | |
| 1979 | #5,092 | 13 | — | |
| 1978 | #3,924 | 18 | — | |
| 1977 | #4,652 | 14 | — | |
| 1976 | #4,614 | 13 | — | |
| 1975 | #3,514 | 19 | — | |
| 1974 | #2,922 | 24 | — | |
| 1973 | #2,565 | 28 | — | |
| 1972 | #4,300 | 13 | — | |
| 1971 | #3,789 | 16 | — | |
| 1970 | #3,030 | 22 | — | |
| 1969 | #3,461 | 16 | — | |
| 1968 | #2,874 | 20 | — | |
| 1967 | #2,868 | 19 | — | |
| 1966 | #2,357 | 26 | — | |
| 1965 | #3,733 | 12 | — | |
| 1964 | #3,244 | 16 | — | |
| 1963 | #3,458 | 14 | — | |
| 1962 | #3,438 | 14 | — | |
| 1961 | #3,460 | 14 | — | |
| 1960 | #3,212 | 15 | — | |
| 1959 | #2,395 | 23 | — | |
| 1958 | #2,322 | 24 | — | |
| 1957 | #2,823 | 17 | — | |
| 1956 | #2,622 | 19 | — | |
| 1955 | #3,225 | 13 | — | |
| 1954 | #2,450 | 20 | — | |
| 1953 | #2,921 | 14 | — | |
| 1952 | #2,327 | 20 | — | |
| 1951 | #2,182 | 21 | — | |
| 1950 | #2,002 | 23 | — | |
| 1949 | #2,850 | 13 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,901 | 25 | — | |
| 1947 | #2,448 | 17 | — | |
| 1946 | #2,880 | 12 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,874 | 20 | — | |
| 1944 | #3,378 | 8 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,994 | 19 | — | |
| 1942 | #2,311 | 15 | — | |
| 1941 | #2,096 | 16 | — | |
| 1940 | #2,297 | 13 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,797 | 19 | — | |
| 1938 | #2,225 | 14 | — | |
| 1937 | #2,196 | 14 | — | |
| 1936 | #2,689 | 10 | — | |
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| 1934 | #2,923 | 9 | — | |
| 1933 | #2,540 | 11 | — | |
| 1932 | #3,901 | 6 | — | |
| 1931 | #4,331 | 5 | — | |
| 1930 | #4,047 | 6 | — | |
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First appearance
1915
The first year at least five girls were named Marlee! It came in at #4,274, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1915–1929, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Marlee is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Idaho#142 · 1 in 512
- South Dakota#160 · 1 in 436
- Mississippi#196 · 1 in 685
- Alabama#201 · 1 in 833
- West Virginia#230 · 1 in 725
Best ever in a state: #78 in Wyoming, 2023.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho | #142 | 14 | 1 in 512 |
| South Dakota | #160 | 7 | 1 in 436 |
| Mississippi | #196 | 13 | 1 in 685 |
| Alabama | #201 | 22 | 1 in 833 |
| West Virginia | #230 | 7 | 1 in 725 |
| Louisiana | #241 | 18 | 1 in 909 |
| Iowa | #258 | 13 | 1 in 906 |
| Nebraska | #267 | 8 | 1 in 887 |
| Oklahoma | #272 | 15 | 1 in 985 |
| Kansas | #286 | 11 | 1 in 1,073 |
| Georgia | #305 | 34 | 1 in 1,330 |
| Tennessee | #315 | 25 | 1 in 1,283 |
| Kentucky | #331 | 13 | 1 in 1,327 |
| Ohio | #371 | 30 | 1 in 1,576 |
| Arkansas | #376 | 8 | 1 in 1,324 |
| Missouri | #386 | 15 | 1 in 1,620 |
| Michigan | #424 | 20 | 1 in 1,787 |
| North Carolina | #427 | 26 | 1 in 1,788 |
| Indiana | #444 | 15 | 1 in 1,861 |
| Florida | #462 | 40 | 1 in 2,169 |
| Pennsylvania | #487 | 21 | 1 in 2,223 |
| Utah | #490 | 8 | 1 in 2,135 |
| Maryland | #511 | 10 | 1 in 1,999 |
| Connecticut | #540 | 5 | 1 in 2,301 |
| South Carolina | #560 | 8 | 1 in 2,286 |
| Wisconsin | #564 | 8 | 1 in 2,532 |
| Colorado | #634 | 8 | 1 in 2,916 |
| Minnesota | #659 | 7 | 1 in 3,068 |
| Virginia | #662 | 11 | 1 in 3,067 |
| Arizona | #676 | 9 | 1 in 3,135 |
| Washington | #732 | 8 | 1 in 3,608 |
| Texas | #742 | 40 | 1 in 4,014 |
| New Jersey | #774 | 9 | 1 in 3,944 |
| Illinois | #1,014 | 8 | 1 in 5,541 |
| New York | #1,312 | 10 | 1 in 7,833 |
| California | #1,323 | 18 | 1 in 8,985 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Marlee
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 106 spots since 2020 (#430 → #536)
- Biggest jump: 426 spots in 2008
- Biggest drop: 179 spots in 1994
Rise & fade · girls
93 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1915
- Peaked 2008 at #367 (890 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 32 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 32 yrs · run 1998–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,125
- Highest: 1 in 2,125 girls born in 2008 were named Marlee (0.05%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,850 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 36.4% of all girls named Marlee (6,431) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #4,274 (1915) | #4,274 |
| 1920s | 0 | — | — |
| 1930s | 94 | #1,797 (1939) | #2,961 |
| 1940s | 158 | #1,874 (1945) | #2,403 |
| 1950s | 194 | #2,002 (1950) | #2,527 |
| 1960s | 166 | #2,357 (1966) | #3,211 |
| 1970s | 180 | #2,565 (1973) | #3,840 |
| 1980s | 473 | #1,311 (1989) | #3,491 |
| 1990s | 2,064 | #705 (1993) | #961 |
| 2000s | 4,018 | #367 (2008) | #762 |
| 2010s | 6,431 | #447 (2019) | #483 |
| 2020s | 3,871 | #430 (2020) | #481 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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