Marlei
Marlei was the 4237th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 34 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 2489th with 70 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,188 places. More babies were named Marlei in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,237 girls, down 1,748 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 34girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202070 babies
- Total since 1880
- 795babies recorded
Marlei popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 11 since 2019.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,237 | 34 |
| 2020 | #2,489 | 70 |
| 2010 | #5,356 | 26 |
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How popular is Marlei, counting every spelling?
Marlei has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Marlei?
34 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Marlei (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Marlei 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 247 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Marlei.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Marlei?
About 800 people born in the US named Marlei are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 5 and 12. That makes Marlei a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Marlei by state
How common Marlei was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (11.7×). In 43 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Marlei: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Marlei, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Marlei
How popular is the name Marlei?
Marlei was the 4237th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 34 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 2489th with 70 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,188 places. More babies were named Marlei in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Marlei a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Marlei in the US.
Where is Marlei most popular?
In 2021–2025, Marlei was most common in Louisiana (0.33 per 1,000 girls), followed by Alabama and Georgia.