Marilee Girl
How popular is Marilee?
#7,883 girl name in 2025
13 baby girls were named Marilee in the US in 2025, making it the 7883rd most popular girl name.
5,181living people named Marilee (est.)
68median age of people named Marilee
7,434babies named Marilee since 1880
1 in 255,026US babies born in 2025
Marilee popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #7,883 for girls (▲ 79 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 13 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-35% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #6,234 in 2015, #15,083 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1947 (221 girls) |
| Highest rank | #535 in 1942 |
| First recorded | 1912 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Marilee counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Marley family of names ranked #158 for girls in 2025 (#144 the year before), with 2,121 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Marley | 950 | 45% |
| Marlee | 564 | 27% |
| Marleigh | 261 | 12% |
| Marlie | 153 | 7% |
| Marli | 79 | 4% |
| Marely | 38 | 2% |
| Marly | 25 | 1% |
| Mareli | 20 | 1% |
| Marilee | 13 | 1% |
| Marily | 9 | 0% |
| Marylee | 9 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Marilee by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 72 | #2,063 |
| 1920s | 409 | #974 |
| 1930s | 886 | #558 |
| 1940s | 1,684 | #535 |
| 1950s | 1,818 | #612 |
| 1960s | 1,095 | #804 |
| 1970s | 459 | #1,369 |
| 1980s | 380 | #2,359 |
| 1990s | 228 | #2,915 |
| 2000s | 192 | #5,082 |
| 2010s | 144 | #6,234 |
| 2020s | 67 | #7,242 |
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Questions
- Is Marilee a boy or girl name?
- Marilee is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Marilee were girls.
- How popular is the name Marilee?
- 13 baby girls were named Marilee in the US in 2025, making it the 7883rd most popular girl name.
- When was Marilee most popular?
- Marilee peaked in 1947, when 221 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #535 in 1942.
- How many people are named Marilee?
- 7,434 babies have been named Marilee in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,181 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 68.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.