Girls' name · since 1900
Marylee
Since 1900, U.S. Social Security records show 3,385 babies named Marylee, peaking in 1941. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,330 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,144 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,385
- born since 1900
- 1940s
- peak decade
Marylee currently ranks #10144 among girls' names in America, with 3,385 babies recorded since 1900.
Marylee has 3,385 recorded births among girls since 1900, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10144 as of the latest data, more common than 41% of girls, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2025.
- #3,330 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,144 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,385 born since 1900
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marylee ranks #3,330 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,144 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,385 born since 1900, peaking in the 1940s.
- #3,330 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,144 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,385
- born since 1900
- 1940s
- peak decade
Marylee's 3,385 recorded births place it above 95.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Marylee compares
3,385 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Marylee's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marylee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,385 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 89 | 21 | 19,840 |
Marylee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marylee splits its recorded history at 1964: 25% of all births land in the more recent half, 75% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1900 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1941 peak of 89 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marylee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2025
- Peak year (1941)
- 89
- Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
Marylee by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (759 births, 22% of the file).
1940s was Marylee's strongest decade.
759 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Marylee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 44
1900s
44 births
- 1910s 267
1910s
267 births
- 1920s
1920s
431 births
- 1930s
1930s
442 births
- 1940s
1940s
759 births
- 1950s
1950s
412 births
- 1960s
1960s
333 births
- 1970s 134
1970s
134 births
- 1980s 166
1980s
166 births
- 1990s 133
1990s
133 births
- 2000s 104
2000s
104 births
- 2010s 112
2010s
112 births
- 2020s 48
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 759 births (22% of all-time use).
How Marylee 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 Marylee's total volume
Marylee by state
Where Marylee concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 169 | 5.0% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 127 | 3.8% |
| #3 | California | | 106 | 3.1% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 56 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 45 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 38 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 23 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Texas | | 17 | 0.5% |
169 of 3,385 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Marylee appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Marylee's data
- Marylee's decade-level peak was the 1940s (759 total births); usage has since declined to 48 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Marylees (169 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Marylee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1941)
Similar record span (~125 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, 1900–2025 (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 Marylee 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.