Girls' name · since 1937
Marlie
Marlie has 4,542 recorded births since 1937 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,740 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,418 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,542
- born since 1937
- 2010s
- peak decade
Marlie currently ranks #1418 among girls' names in America, with 4,542 babies recorded since 1937.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marlie has been recorded 4,542 times among girls since 1937, currently ranked #1418 nationally and more common than 92% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1937 to 2025.
- #2,740 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,418 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,542 born since 1937
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marlie ranks #2,740 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,418 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,542 born since 1937, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,740 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,418 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,542
- born since 1937
- 2010s
- peak decade
Marlie's 4,542 recorded births place it above 96.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Marlie compares
4,542 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Marlie's all-time total is 12x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marlie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,542 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 306 | 21 | 19,840 |
Marlie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marlie's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 90% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 10%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1937, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 306, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marlie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 306
- Annual births at peak, across 89 years of records
Marlie by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,819 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Marlie's strongest decade.
1,819 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Marlie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 8
1950s
8 births
- 1970s 52
1970s
52 births
- 1980s 116
1980s
116 births
- 1990s 353
1990s
353 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,296 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,819 births
- 2020s
2020s
887 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,819 births (40% of all-time use).
How Marlie 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 Marlie's total volume
Marlie by state
Where Marlie concentrates geographically, total births since 1937
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 328 | 7.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 296 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 215 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 184 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 128 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 122 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 111 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 99 | 2.2% |
328 of 4,542 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Marlie appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Marlie's data
- Marlie's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,819 total births) through the 2020s (887) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Marlies (328 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marlie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~88 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, 1937–2025 (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 Marlie 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.