Girls' name · since 1915
Marlee
Marlee has 17,654 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,151 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #536 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 17,654
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Marlee is the #536 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 17,654 recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Marlee recorded 17,654 times among girls since 1915, holding rank #536 nationally today, ahead of 97% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #1,151 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #536 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 17,654 born since 1915
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marlee ranks #1,151 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #536 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 17,654 born since 1915, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,151 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #536 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 17,654
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Marlee's 17,654 recorded births place it above 98.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Marlee compares
17,654 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Marlee's all-time total is 47x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marlee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 17,654 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 890 | 21 | 19,840 |
Marlee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marlee splits its recorded history at 1978: 96% of all births land in the more recent half, 4% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 890 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marlee popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 890
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Marlee popularity over time - boys
269 total births recorded since 2004 (Marlee as boys' name)
Marlee by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (6,431 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Marlee's strongest decade.
6,431 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Marlee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1930s 94
1930s
94 births
- 1940s 158
1940s
158 births
- 1950s 194
1950s
194 births
- 1960s 166
1960s
166 births
- 1970s 180
1970s
180 births
- 1980s 473
1980s
473 births
- 1990s 2,064
1990s
2,064 births
- 2000s
2000s
4,018 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,431 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,871 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 6,431 births (36% of all-time use).
How Marlee 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 Marlee's total volume
Marlee by state
Where Marlee concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,287 | 7.3% |
| #2 | California | | 1,085 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 856 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 814 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 709 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 682 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 667 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 529 | 3.0% |
1,287 of 17,654 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Marlee appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Marlee's data
- Marlee's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (6,431 total births) through the 2020s (3,871) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Marlees (1,287 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marlee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Marlee 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.