girl's name
Marlee
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 19,558
the United States
#536
2025 births
Marlee is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 577 babies in the United States, ranking #536. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2008, when 900 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 5,746 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1915.
Marlee over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1930s | 94 |
| 1940s | 158 |
| 1950s | 194 |
| 1960s | 166 |
| 1970s | 180 |
| 1980s | 473 |
| 1990s | 2,064 |
| 2000s | 4,057 |
| 2010s | 6,577 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 3,955 |
How popular is Marlee?
In 2025, Marlee was given to 577 babies in the United States, ranking #536 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Marlee is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Marlee
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Marlee also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Marlee over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Marlee
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Marlee — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Marlee
How popular is the name Marlee?
In 2025, Marlee was given to 577 babies in the United States, ranking #536 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Marlee a girl's or a boy's name?
Marlee is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Marlee most popular?
Marlee peaked in 2008, when 900 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Marlee a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Marlee currently ranks #536 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.