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Marilee

100% girls · 13 born in 2025

Marilee has been given to about 7,434 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1947, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 5,618
Median age today69 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Marilee per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1947 · 221
  • Born in 202513
  • All time7,434

How popular is Marilee?

Its best year was 1947, when 221 babies were given the name, ranking 575th. The typical living American called Marilee is about 69 years old today.

Names that sound like Marilee

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Marlee0.84
  2. Maylee0.81
  3. Marielle0.81
  4. Marie0.75
  5. Hailee0.76
  6. Bailee0.76
  7. Kailee0.76
  8. Karlee0.72

Middle names for Marilee

Ranked by flow score
  1. Marilee Rose0.85
  2. Marilee Grace0.85
  3. Marilee Jane0.85
  4. Marilee Louise0.85
  5. Marilee June0.84
  6. Marilee Claire0.84

Sibling names for Marilee

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwensister · 0.86
  2. Ruthiesister · 0.85
  3. Ramonasister · 0.82
  4. Tommybrother · 0.81
  5. Frankieeither · 0.81
  6. Rudybrother · 0.81

Where Marilee is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Marilee White0.80
    2. Marilee Nguyen0.80
    3. Marilee Hill0.80
    4. Marilee Hall0.80
    5. Marilee Brown0.80
    6. Marilee Young0.77

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Marilee

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.