girl's name
Marylise
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Births on record 3,250
Marylise is a girl's name. In 2023 it was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in France in 1955, when 200 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
- First appears in birth records in 1936.
Marylise over time
Births per decade in France, 1930s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 20 |
| 1940s | 290 |
| 1950s | 1,345 |
| 1960s | 580 |
| 1970s | 390 |
| 1980s | 385 |
| 1990s | 155 |
| 2000s | 65 |
| 2010s | 10 |
| 2020s (to 2023) | 5 |
How popular is Marylise?
In 2023, Marylise was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Where Marylise is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Marylise is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mary-Lise | Mary-Lise is Marylise written with a hyphen in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #1,512 in France, against #5,146 for Marylise. | 75 |
Names that peaked alongside Marylise
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Marylise also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Marylise over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Marylise
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Marylise — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Marylise
Is Marylise a girl's or a boy's name?
Marylise is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Marylise most popular?
Marylise peaked in 1955, when 200 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.