Total births
175
Girls' name · since 1940
Marlies
175 babies named Marlies in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 175
- total births
- 1940–1999
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 40%
- born in that decade
Marlies sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 175 recorded since 1940.
Marlies has 175 recorded births among girls since 1940, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 1999.
- 175 total births
- 1940–1999 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 40% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
175 girls have been named Marlies since 1940, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1999.
- 175
- total births
- 1940–1999
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 40%
- born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade
40% of everyone ever named Marlies was born in this single decade.
1963
Single peak year
12 babies were named Marlies in 1963 - its busiest year on record.
Marlies's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marlies's full recorded timeline at 1966, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1940, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1963 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marlies at a glance
Last recorded 1999Peak year
1963
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1940
Marlies popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1999
- Peak year (1963)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Marlies by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Marlies's strongest decade.
70 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Marlies births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
37 births
- 1960s
1960s
70 births
- 1970s
1970s
32 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 70 births (40% of all-time use).
Marlies by state
Where Marlies concentrates geographically, total births since 1940
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.9% |
California share of Marlies's total US births 2.9%
5 of 175 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Marlies? ▼
175 babies have been named Marlies since 1940. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1963 with 12 births.
When was Marlies most popular? ▼
Marlies was most popular in the 1960s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
Where is Marlies most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Marlies are California (5 births).
How long has the name Marlies been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Marlies since 1940 -- 60 years through the most recent 1999 data.
What names are similar to Marlies? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Marlies's data
- Marlies's decade-level peak was the 1960s (70 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Marliess (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Marlies
Nearby Names Like Marlies
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Marlies
Mary Girl
#131 4,141,481 births
Margaret Girl
#119 1,264,774 births
Maria Girl
#74 566,111 births
Martha Girl
#666 551,741 births
Marie Girl
#632 540,077 births
Compare Marlies side by side: Marlies vs Mary Marlies vs Margaret Marlies vs Maria
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1940–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Marlies: Baby Name Since 1940 - 175 Births, Peak 1963." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/marlies. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Marlies 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 July 2026.