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Girl name

Marlie

100% girls · 153 born in 2025

Marlie has been given to about 4,542 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2009, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,504
Median age today14 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Marlie per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2009 · 306
  • Born in 2025153
  • All time4,542
  • England & Wales, 2025#626 · 69

How popular is Marlie?

Its best year was 2009, when 306 babies were given the name, ranking 895th. The typical living American called Marlie is about 14 years old today. It is relatively most common in Iowa, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.

Names that sound like Marlie

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Marie0.88
  2. Margie0.88
  3. Carlie0.88
  4. Marcie0.88
  5. Karlie0.88
  6. Arlie0.88
  7. Marnie0.88
  8. Harlie0.88

Middle names for Marlie

Ranked by flow score
  1. Marlie Noelle0.83
  2. Marlie Catherine0.80
  3. Marlie Frances0.80
  4. Marlie Belle0.80
  5. Marlie Josephine0.80
  6. Marlie Hazel0.80

Sibling names for Marlie

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Fisherbrother · 0.96
  2. Soleilsister · 0.96
  3. Azariasister · 0.96
  4. Bodebrother · 0.96
  5. Keziahsister · 0.95
  6. Koenbrother · 0.95

Where Marlie is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Iowa0.03%
  2. Alabama0.02%
  3. Indiana0.01%
  4. Ohio0.01%
  5. North Carolina0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Marlie Wilson0.75
  2. Marlie Williams0.75
  3. Marlie Walker0.75
  4. Marlie Turner0.75
  5. Marlie Torres0.75
  6. Marlie Thompson0.75

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 Marlie

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Marlie across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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