Girls' name · since 2002
Marlei
784 babies named Marlei in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,865 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,244 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 784
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Marlei currently ranks #4244 among girls' names in America, with 784 babies recorded since 2002.
Social Security Administration records show Marlei recorded 784 times among girls since 2002, holding rank #4244 nationally today, ahead of 75% 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 2002 to 2025.
- #8,865 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,244 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 784 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marlei ranks #8,865 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,244 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 784 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,865 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,244 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 784
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Marlei's 784 recorded births place it above 87.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Louisiana.
How Marlei compares
784 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Marlei's all-time total is 109% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marlei | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 784 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 70 | 21 | 19,840 |
Marlei's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marlei's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2006, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 70, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marlei popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 70
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Marlei popularity over time - boys
11 total births recorded since 2019 (Marlei as boys' name)
Marlei by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (416 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Marlei's strongest decade.
416 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Marlei births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 69
2000s
69 births
- 2010s
2010s
416 births
- 2020s
2020s
299 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 416 births (53% of all-time use).
How Marlei 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 Marlei's total volume
Marlei by state
Where Marlei concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 66 | 8.4% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 47 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 33 | 4.2% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Florida | | 8 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 7 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Arkansas | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #8 | California | | 5 | 0.6% |
66 of 784 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Marlei appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Marlei's data
- Marlei's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (416 total births) through the 2020s (299) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Louisiana records the most Marleis (66 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Marlei: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Marlei 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.