How Many People Are Named Marlis?
An estimated 386 people in the United States have the first name Marlis. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 71 years old, and Marlis peaked in popularity in 1941 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marlis 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 Marlis paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 71, Marlis is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1965.
Estimated Living Americans
386
About 1 in 887,965 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
71
years old
Peak Year
1941
33 births
Total Registered
846
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marlis
Marlis is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 846 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Marlis as a female name
Ranked #16,977 in 2001
5 female births in 2001
Peak: 1941 (33 births)
Marlis: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marlis span from the 1910s to the 2000s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 244 babies were registered. Marlis has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marlis by Decade
How has Marlis 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.
Marlis by State
Birth registrations for Marlis span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin. The lowest are in South Dakota, Illinois, Wisconsin. On average, about 26 Marliss were registered per state.
Marlis + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marlis as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Marlis
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Marlis: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marlis?
We estimate approximately 386 people named Marlis 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 887,965 Americans share this first name.
Is Marlis a common name?
Marlis is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 846 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marlis most popular?
Marlis reached peak popularity in 1941, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marlis is approximately 71 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marlis a female name?
Marlis is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marlis Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marlis Smith, Marlis Johnson, Marlis 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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