How Many People Are Named Marylee?
An estimated 1,644 people in the United States have the first name Marylee. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 57 years old, and Marylee peaked in popularity in 1941 with 89 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marylee 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 Marylee paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,644
About 1 in 208,488 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1941
89 births
Total Registered
3,376
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marylee
Marylee is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,376 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Marylee as a female name
Ranked #12,936 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1941 (89 births)
Marylee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marylee span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 759 babies were registered. Marylee has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marylee by Decade
How has Marylee 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.
Marylee by State
Birth registrations for Marylee span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, California. The lowest are in Washington, Mississippi, Missouri. On average, about 37 Marylees were registered per state.
Marylee + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marylee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Marylee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marylee?
We estimate approximately 1,644 people named Marylee 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 208,488 Americans share this first name.
Is Marylee a common name?
Marylee is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,376 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marylee most popular?
Marylee reached peak popularity in 1941, when 89 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marylee is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marylee a female name?
Marylee is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marylee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marylee Smith, Marylee Johnson, Marylee 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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