US rank #12165 Girls' name Peak 1941 3,376 births

Marylee — #12165 US girls' name

3,376 babies named Marylee in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1941. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#12165
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 31% of names given to girls today.

1940s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Marylee was born in this single decade.

1941
Single peak year

89 babies were named Marylee in 1941 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marylee

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,376 babies named Marylee between 1900 and 2024, spanning 125 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marylee currently holds the #12165 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1941, when 89 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marylee performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 759 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Marylee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 169 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Marylee in 18 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marylee in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 3,376 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Marylee at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,376

Since 1900

125 years of records

Peak year

1941

89 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

#12,165

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1900

Recorded for 125 years

Last year on file: 2024

Marylee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1900

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1941)
89
Annual births at peak — across 125 years of records
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Marylee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
759 births that decade — 22% of Marylee's all-time total
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Marylee by state

Where Marylee concentrates geographically — total births since 1900

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Marylee
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%
New York share of Marylee's total US births 5.0%
Even split

169 of 3,376 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.

Marylee appears in 18 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marylee?
3,376 babies have been named Marylee since 1900. It currently ranks #12165 among girls. The peak year was 1941 with 89 births.
When was Marylee most popular?
Marylee was most popular in the 1940s decade with 759 total births. The single peak year was 1941.
Where is Marylee most popular?
The top states for the name Marylee are New York (169 births), Pennsylvania (127 births), California (106 births).
How long has the name Marylee been used?
Marylee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1900, spanning 125 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Marylee?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1900–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.