How Many People Are Named Marilee?
An estimated 4,478 people in the United States have the first name Marilee. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 61 years old, and Marilee peaked in popularity in 1947 with 221 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marilee as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Marilee paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,478
About 1 in 76,542 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
61
years old
Peak Year
1947
221 births
Total Registered
7,420
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marilee
Marilee is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 7,420 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Marilee as a female name
Ranked #8,229 in 2024
13 female births in 2024
Peak: 1947 (221 births)
Marilee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marilee span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 1,818 babies were registered. Marilee has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marilee by Decade
How has Marilee tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Marilee by State
Birth registrations for Marilee span all 24 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, Washington. The lowest are in South Dakota, Connecticut, Oklahoma. On average, about 164 Marilees were registered per state.
Marilee + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marilee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Marilee
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Marilee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marilee?
We estimate approximately 4,478 people named Marilee are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 76,542 Americans share this first name.
Is Marilee a common name?
Marilee is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,420 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marilee most popular?
Marilee reached peak popularity in 1947, when 221 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marilee is approximately 61 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marilee a female name?
Marilee is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marilee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marilee Smith, Marilee Johnson, Marilee Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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