Girls' name · since 1912
Marilee
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 7,434 babies named Marilee, peaking in 1947. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,989 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,918 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,434
- born since 1912
- 1950s
- peak decade
Yes -- Marilee is the #7918 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 7,434 recorded since 1912.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marilee has been recorded 7,434 times among girls since 1912, currently ranked #7918 nationally and more common than 54% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #1,989 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,918 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,434 born since 1912
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marilee ranks #1,989 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,918 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,434 born since 1912, peaking in the 1950s.
- #1,989 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,918 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,434
- born since 1912
- 1950s
- peak decade
Marilee's 7,434 recorded births place it above 97.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Marilee compares
7,434 Top 11% higher than 89% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Marilee's all-time total is 20x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marilee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,434 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 221 | 21 | 19,840 |
Marilee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marilee's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 20% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 80%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2020, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1947 peak of 221, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marilee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (1947)
- 221
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Marilee by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (1,818 births, 24% of the file).
1950s was Marilee's strongest decade.
1,818 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Marilee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 72
1910s
72 births
- 1920s 409
1920s
409 births
- 1930s
1930s
886 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,684 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,818 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,095 births
- 1970s 459
1970s
459 births
- 1980s 380
1980s
380 births
- 1990s 228
1990s
228 births
- 2000s 192
2000s
192 births
- 2010s 144
2010s
144 births
- 2020s 67
2020s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 1,818 births (24% of all-time use).
How Marilee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Marilee's total volume
Marilee by state
Where Marilee concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 747 | 10.0% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 513 | 6.9% |
| #3 | Washington | | 293 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 251 | 3.4% |
| #5 | New York | | 228 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 224 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 209 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 207 | 2.8% |
747 of 7,434 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Marilee appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Marilee's data
- Marilee's decade-level peak was the 1950s (1,818 total births); usage has since declined to 67 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Marilees (747 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Marilee
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marilee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~113 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1912–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Marilee draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.