Marilee
Marilee was the 8166th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1942, when it ranked 535th; the most babies were born in 1947 (221). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,786 places. More babies were named Marilee in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,166 girls, up 8,495 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1947221 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,434babies recorded
Marilee popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,166 | 13 |
| 2020 | #16,661 | 5 |
| 2010 | #11,900 | 9 |
| 2000 | #7,430 | 14 |
| 1990 | #3,775 | 28 |
| 1980 | #2,681 | 35 |
| 1970 | #1,380 | 76 |
| 1960 | #807 | 165 |
| 1950 | #714 | 145 |
| 1940 | #625 | 127 |
| 1930 | #791 | 80 |
| 1920 | #2,229 | 17 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Marilee, counting every spelling?
Marilee is the most common spelling of a name family that had 31 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 31 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marilee | 13 | #8,166 | 62 |
| Marily | 9 | #10,606 | 45 |
| Marylee | 9 | #10,611 | 41 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Marilee?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Marilee (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Marilee born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Marilee.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Marilee?
About 5,000 people born in the US named Marilee are alive today, with a median age of 67; half are between 53 and 76. That makes Marilee a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Marilee: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Marilee, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Marilee
How popular is the name Marilee?
Marilee was the 8166th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1942, when it ranked 535th; the most babies were born in 1947 (221). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,786 places. More babies were named Marilee in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Marilee a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Marilee in the US.