Marlee

Marlee: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “pleasant wood”
Origin: English
Say it: MAR-lee · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Variant of Marley, from an English surname and place name derived from Old English elements often interpreted as 'pleasant' and 'woodland clearing'. The exact place-name analysis can vary.

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How popular is Marlee?

2024184 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Marlee in 2024613

2024 rank#509 girls

Peak year2008

Total US babies since 188017,338

Marlee has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

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Marlee questions

What does the name Marlee mean?

Marlee means "pleasant wood". It comes from English. Variant of Marley, from an English surname and place name derived from Old English elements often interpreted as 'pleasant' and 'woodland clearing'. The exact place-name analysis can vary.

Is Marlee a boy or girl name?

Marlee is mainly a girl's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Marlee?

613 US babies were named Marlee in 2024. Its peak year was 2008.

How do you pronounce Marlee?

Marlee is usually pronounced MAR-lee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.