Baby Name Popularity Profile

Marlee

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Marlee.

✦ Pleasant wood or boundary wood 🌍 English Modern Nature
National Rank (2025) #536
All-Time Peak Rank #367 Achieved 2008
Total U.S. Births 17,654 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 2.0% Boy / 98.0% Girl Overwhelmingly Female
Boy Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Boy usage
First Recorded 1915 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2010s 890 births in 2008
💡 The Marlee Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Pleasant wood or boundary wood
Language Origin English
Origin Type single
Derived from the English surname Marley, which means 'pleasant wood' or 'boundary wood'.
Common Nicknames
Lee Mari
Alternative Spellings
Marley Marli Marleigh
Pronunciation: MAR-lee
Themes & Categories
Modern Nature
Etymology confidence: High

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Marlee across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) -21.0%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) -19.0%
2015: 696 births 696 2016: 708 births 2017: 648 births 2018: 654 births 2019: 697 births 2020: 714 births 714 2021: 684 births 2022: 696 births 2023: 608 births 2024: 605 births 2025: 564 births 564
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 890 births in 2008
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 12 yrs
Longest Streak 90 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 5
1920s: 0
1930s: 94
1940s: 158
1950s: 194
1960s: 166
1970s: 180
1980s: 473
1990s: 2,064
2000s: 4,018
2010s: 6,431
2020s: 3,871

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Marle-e
Letter Count 6 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 25.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 25.7% of SSA names. Starts with M, a letter used by only 7.6% of SSA names.

🛠️ Sibling & Surname Cadence Tool

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Utah
Top States Utah, Tennessee, Arizona, Idaho, Georgia
States with Data 45
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Utah #520 359 2009 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #326 667 2010 16.7% Decline
Arizona #735 383 2008 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho #151 121 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #313 856 2019 8.1% Decline
Mississippi #212 383 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #212 529 2009 15.4% Decline
Louisiana #249 500 2008 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #467 814 2016 9.1% Decline
Nevada Unranked 76 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas #414 247 2009 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #355 384 2009 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #288 291 2008 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #599 293 2013 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #683 234 2008 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #466 449 2008 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #435 507 2020 13.3% Decline
Oregon Unranked 153 2009 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #755 1,287 2008 29.8% Decline
Washington #785 261 2008 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #410 350 2020 44.4% Decline
West Virginia #261 143 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #382 709 2015 +7.1% Growth
Maryland #536 229 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #313 158 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #692 313 2009 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #593 265 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #433 498 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #506 682 2008 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa #269 165 2008 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota #181 42 2009 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #707 208 2024 Insufficient historical volume
California #1342 1,085 2008 60.0% Decline
New Jersey #819 257 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #1087 441 2008 68.0% Decline
Nebraska #282 63 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Wyoming Unranked 11 2008 Insufficient historical volume
Delaware Unranked 16 2017 Insufficient historical volume
New York #1386 499 2022 Insufficient historical volume
New Hampshire Unranked 17 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Montana Unranked 16 2013 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts Unranked 87 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut #595 37 2022 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota Unranked 11 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Maine Unranked 10 2009 Insufficient historical volume

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