Marlee is an established girls' name that peaked in 2008 and remains in steady use.
Marlee is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #536 among girls (564) and #6,678 among boys (13) — overall #1,051 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 577 | 577 | #536 | #6,678 |
| 2024 | 616 | 616 | #510 | #7,569 |
| 2023 | 619 | 619 | #501 | #7,573 |
| 2022 | 713 | 713 | #455 | #5,555 |
| 2021 | 700 | 700 | #460 | #5,697 |
| 2020 | 730 | 730 | #430 | #5,607 |
| 2019 | 715 | 715 | #447 | #5,277 |
| 2018 | 678 | 678 | #482 | #4,310 |
| 2017 | 668 | 668 | #481 | #4,869 |
| 2016 | 725 | 725 | #454 | #5,459 |
| 2015 | 717 | 717 | #455 | #4,650 |
| 2014 | 695 | 695 | #470 | #4,996 |
| 2013 | 651 | 651 | #472 | — |
| 2012 | 580 | 580 | #533 | #8,620 |
| 2011 | 556 | 556 | #528 | #10,359 |
| 2010 | 592 | 592 | #514 | #7,405 |
| 2009 | 809 | 809 | #398 | #5,466 |
| 2008 | 900 | 900 | #367 | #8,079 |
| 2007 | 371 | 371 | #793 | #10,490 |
| 2006 | 359 | 359 | #766 | — |
| 2005 | 332 | 332 | #785 | — |
| 2004 | 310 | 310 | #821 | #12,535 |
| 2003 | 283 | 283 | #856 | — |
| 2002 | 244 | 244 | #917 | — |
| 2001 | 230 | 230 | #957 | — |
| 2000 | 219 | 219 | #968 | — |
| 1999 | 220 | 220 | #947 | — |
| 1998 | 219 | 219 | #945 | — |
| 1997 | 174 | — | #1,084 | — |
| 1996 | 207 | — | #938 | — |
| 1995 | 183 | — | #1,014 | — |
| 1994 | 219 | — | #884 | — |
| 1993 | 303 | — | #707 | — |
| 1992 | 216 | — | #907 | — |
| 1991 | 169 | — | #1,074 | — |
| 1990 | 154 | — | #1,128 | — |
| 1989 | 120 | — | #1,312 | — |
| 1988 | 108 | — | #1,330 | — |
| 1987 | 95 | — | #1,407 | — |
| 1986 | 45 | — | #2,289 | — |
| 1985 | 39 | — | #2,523 | — |
| 1984 | 14 | — | #5,117 | — |
| 1983 | 12 | — | #5,677 | — |
| 1982 | 16 | — | #4,642 | — |
| 1981 | 13 | — | #5,461 | — |
| 1980 | 11 | — | #6,165 | — |
| 1979 | 13 | — | #5,291 | — |
| 1978 | 18 | — | #4,012 | — |
| 1977 | 14 | — | #4,822 | — |
| 1976 | 13 | — | #4,796 | — |
| 1975 | 19 | — | #3,588 | — |
| 1974 | 24 | — | #2,970 | — |
| 1973 | 28 | — | #2,604 | — |
| 1972 | 13 | — | #4,443 | — |
| 1971 | 16 | — | #3,884 | — |
| 1970 | 22 | — | #3,078 | — |
| 1969 | 16 | — | #3,554 | — |
| 1968 | 20 | — | #2,932 | — |
| 1967 | 19 | — | #2,930 | — |
| 1966 | 26 | — | #2,390 | — |
| 1965 | 12 | — | #3,871 | — |
| 1964 | 16 | — | #3,329 | — |
| 1963 | 14 | — | #3,569 | — |
| 1962 | 14 | — | #3,537 | — |
| 1961 | 14 | — | #3,548 | — |
| 1960 | 15 | — | #3,302 | — |
| 1959 | 23 | — | #2,438 | — |
| 1958 | 24 | — | #2,359 | — |
| 1957 | 17 | — | #2,889 | — |
| 1956 | 19 | — | #2,686 | — |
| 1955 | 13 | — | #3,321 | — |
| 1954 | 20 | — | #2,490 | — |
| 1953 | 14 | — | #3,040 | — |
| 1952 | 20 | — | #2,378 | — |
| 1951 | 21 | — | #2,228 | — |
| 1950 | 23 | — | #2,035 | — |
| 1949 | 13 | — | #2,948 | — |
| 1948 | 25 | — | #1,928 | — |
| 1947 | 17 | — | #2,504 | — |
| 1946 | 12 | — | #2,982 | — |
| 1945 | 20 | — | #1,921 | — |
| 1944 | 8 | — | #3,580 | — |
| 1943 | 19 | — | #2,051 | — |
| 1942 | 15 | — | #2,376 | — |
| 1941 | 16 | — | #2,154 | — |
| 1940 | 13 | — | #2,376 | — |
| 1939 | 19 | — | #1,850 | — |
| 1938 | 14 | — | #2,295 | — |
| 1937 | 14 | — | #2,271 | — |
| 1936 | 10 | — | #2,795 | — |
| 1934 | 9 | — | #3,075 | — |
| 1933 | 11 | — | #2,633 | — |
| 1932 | 6 | — | #4,231 | — |
| 1931 | 5 | — | #4,748 | — |
| 1930 | 6 | — | #4,372 | — |
| 1915 | 5 | — | #4,719 | — |