Girls' name · since 1944
Marlise
Since 1944, U.S. Social Security records show 364 babies named Marlise, peaking in 1962. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,330 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 364
- born since 1944
- 1960s
- peak decade
Marlise sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 364 recorded since 1944.
Marlise has 364 recorded births among girls since 1944, 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 1944 to 2020.
- #14,330 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 364 born since 1944
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marlise ranks #14,330 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 364 born since 1944, peaking in the 1960s.
- #14,330 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 364
- born since 1944
- 1960s
- peak decade
Marlise's 364 recorded births place it above 80.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Marlise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marlise's full recorded timeline at 1975, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1944, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1962 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marlise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–2020
- Peak year (1962)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Marlise by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (90 births, 25% of the file).
1960s was Marlise's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Marlise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
- 1950s
1950s
49 births
- 1960s
1960s
90 births
- 1970s
1970s
71 births
- 1980s
1980s
71 births
- 1990s 29
1990s
29 births
- 2000s 29
2000s
29 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 90 births (25% of all-time use).
Marlise by state
Where Marlise concentrates geographically, total births since 1944
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.4% |
5 of 364 births nationwide.
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What to do with Marlise's data
- Marlise's decade-level peak was the 1960s (90 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Marlises (5 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 Marlise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~76 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, 1944–2020 (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 Marlise 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.