The first name Marlee
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Variant of Marley.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 10 girls were named Marlee, making it the 2,605th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2021, with 29 births (#1,161).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Marlee with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Marlee at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 564 girls born in the United States were named Marlee, the 536th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2008, when 890 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Marlee
2 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Marlee MatlinAmerican actress (born 1965)
- Nesta CooperCanadian actress, born 1993
Questions
- What does the name Marlee mean?
- Variant of Marley.
- How popular is the name Marlee?
- In 2025, 10 girls born in England and Wales were named Marlee, ranking 2,605th. Its peak was 2021, with 29 births.
- Is Marlee a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 98% of the 17,923 US babies named Marlee since 1880 were girls.
- When was Marlee most popular?
- 2008 in the United States, when 890 babies were named Marlee, its highest rank at 367th.