Marlei Girl

How popular is Marlei?

#4,171 girl name in 2025

34 baby girls were named Marlei in the US in 2025, making it the 4171st most popular girl name.

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791living people named Marlei (est.)
8median age of people named Marlei
795babies named Marlei since 1880
1 in 97,510US babies born in 2025

Marlei popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#4,171 for girls (▲ 847 from 2024)
Babies in 202534 girls
10-year trendFalling (-39% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#3,024 in 2015, #2,468 in 2020
Peak year2020 (70 girls)
Highest rank#2,468 in 2020
First recorded2002
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)2% boys, 98% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Marlei is most popular

Babies named Marlei per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Louisiana: 0.3 per 1,000 (29 girls)
  2. Alabama: 0.1 per 1,000 (7 girls)
  3. Georgia: 0.1 per 1,000 (16 girls)
  4. Maryland: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
  5. North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)

Marlei by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
2000s69#5,096
2010s416#2,752
2020s299#2,468

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Questions

Is Marlei a boy or girl name?
Marlei is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 98% of babies named Marlei were girls.
How popular is the name Marlei?
34 baby girls were named Marlei in the US in 2025, making it the 4171st most popular girl name.
When was Marlei most popular?
Marlei peaked in 2020, when 70 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,468 in 2020.
How many people are named Marlei?
795 babies have been named Marlei in the US since 1880. We estimate about 791 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 8.
Where is Marlei most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Marlei was most common in Louisiana, at 0.3 of every 1,000 girls born there.

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.