Marlee

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A few things about Marlee you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Marlee

Marlee Matlin

American actress (born 1965)

Choose Marlee and your child shares a first name with Marlee Matlin, an American actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Marlee, like who?” Marlee Matlin's Wikipedia article is available in 70 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 2,850 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Marlee, 564 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Marlee would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryMarlee first shows up in US birth records in 1915, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 110 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2008, when it reached #367.
• 📈Then vs nowMarlee is 2.9× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 8,292 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 2,850.
• 🍂TrendMarlee has slipped 106 places over the last five years and now sits at #536. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedMarlee is most popular in Idaho, where it ranks #142, followed by South Dakota (#160) and Mississippi (#196). It's in the top 1,000 in 33 states.

About the name Marlee

Marlee is a girl name of American, English and Greek origin. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with M and ending in “-lee”. US birth records list Marlee for girls from 1915 to 2025, in 96 of those 111 years. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked #367 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #536, with 564 babies.

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