How Many People Are Named Marlie?
An estimated 4,322 people in the United States have the first name Marlie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Marlie peaked in popularity in 2009 with 306 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marlie 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 Marlie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Marlie is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
4,322
About 1 in 79,305 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2009
306 births
Total Registered
4,389
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marlie
Marlie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,389 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Marlie as a female name
Ranked #1,580 in 2024
133 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (306 births)
Marlie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marlie span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,819 babies were registered. While Marlie is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Marlie by Decade
How has Marlie 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.
Marlie by State
Birth registrations for Marlie span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Nevada, Montana, Kansas. On average, about 67 Marlies were registered per state.
Marlie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marlie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Marlie
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Marlie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marlie?
We estimate approximately 4,322 people named Marlie 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 79,305 Americans share this first name.
Is Marlie a common name?
Marlie is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,389 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marlie most popular?
Marlie reached peak popularity in 2009, when 306 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marlie is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marlie a female name?
Marlie is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marlie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marlie Smith, Marlie Johnson, Marlie 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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