Marlie
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MAR-lee
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #531 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,417 for girls
Marlie is a girls' name of English origin. In 2025 it ranked 531st for girls in the UK (82 babies) and 1,417th for girls in the US (153 babies).
What does Marlie mean?
English: spelling of Marley, an English surname
Spelling of Marley, from an English place name and surname.
Is Marlie a girl's or a boy's name?
Marlie is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 82 girls and 6 boys in the UK and 153 girls in the US.
How popular is Marlie in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #531among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 82about 1 in 3,400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 82 girls in the UK were named Marlie, making it the 531st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 691st. 6 boys were also named Marlie in 2025 (3,329th for boys).
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Marlie of any year since it first appeared, in 1997.
Half of all the girls named Marlie in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 230 girls in the UK were given Marlie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #232, up from #531 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 75% of the babies named Marlie in the UK in 2004, and 93% in 2025.
Among girls in 2025, it was 622nd in England and Wales, 284th in Scotland and 231st in Northern Ireland.
Marlie in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 82 | #531 |
| 2024 | 77 | #554 |
| 2023 | 62 | #648 |
| 2022 | 55 | #728 |
| 2021 | 56 | #734 |
| 2020 | 58 | #691 |
| 2019 | 61 | #692 |
| 2018 | 65 | #679 |
| 2017 | 50 | #839 |
| 2016 | 46 | #881 |
| 2015 | 43 | #915 |
| 2014 | 58 | #737 |
| 2013 | 36 | #1,065 |
| 2012 | 30 | #1,205 |
| 2011 | 36 | #1,039 |
| 2010 | 38 | #968 |
| 2009 | 40 | #912 |
| 2008 | 51 | #750 |
| 2007 | 11 | #2,198 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,987 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,555 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,812 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,954 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 1 | #5,353 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
How popular is Marlie in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,417among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 153about 1 in 11,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 153 girls in the US were named Marlie, making it the 1,417th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,389th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 306 girls. It first appears in the records in 1937.
Half of all the girls named Marlie in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,074 girls in the US were given Marlie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #175, up from #1,417 for this spelling alone.
Marlie in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 153 | #1,417 |
| 2024 | 133 | #1,579 |
| 2023 | 132 | #1,586 |
| 2022 | 150 | #1,468 |
| 2021 | 162 | #1,364 |
| 2020 | 157 | #1,389 |
| 2019 | 162 | #1,383 |
| 2018 | 148 | #1,482 |
| 2017 | 144 | #1,529 |
| 2016 | 185 | #1,294 |
| 2015 | 207 | #1,204 |
| 2014 | 203 | #1,198 |
| 2013 | 223 | #1,099 |
| 2012 | 160 | #1,425 |
| 2011 | 187 | #1,273 |
| 2010 | 200 | #1,206 |
| 2009 | 306 | #894 |
| 2008 | 301 | #911 |
| 2007 | 141 | #1,594 |
| 2006 | 110 | #1,846 |
| 2005 | 99 | #1,932 |
| 2004 | 82 | #2,172 |
| 2003 | 69 | #2,390 |
| 2002 | 70 | #2,307 |
| 2001 | 63 | #2,457 |
| 2000 | 55 | #2,668 |
| 1999 | 55 | #2,564 |
| 1998 | 47 | #2,795 |
| 1997 | 30 | #3,713 |
| 1996 | 42 | #2,845 |
| 1995 | 26 | #3,964 |
| 1994 | 28 | #3,785 |
| 1993 | 37 | #3,103 |
| 1992 | 35 | #3,213 |
| 1991 | 31 | #3,437 |
| 1990 | 22 | #4,375 |
| 1989 | 17 | #5,043 |
| 1988 | 19 | #4,491 |
| 1987 | 16 | #4,853 |
| 1986 | 17 | #4,536 |
| 1985 | 18 | #4,280 |
| 1984 | 11 | #5,898 |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
| 1982 | 7 | #8,222 |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
| 1977 | 8 | #6,890 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 9 | #5,982 |
| 1974 | 9 | #5,775 |
| 1973 | 9 | #5,578 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
| 1970 | 7 | #6,361 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 8 | #4,535 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 6 | #4,762 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #4,253 |
Names like Marlie
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Maisie Harper Willow Hallie Myla Amelie Scarlett Maddie Mila Sylvie Lily Ivy
Other spellings of Marlie
Names related to Marlie
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Marlie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/marlie, updated 20 October 2026.