Marlie

Marlie: name meaning, origin & popularity

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

Usually a variant spelling of Marley, an English surname and place-name from Old English elements meaning 'pleasant' and 'woodland clearing'. It may also be used as a modern elaboration of Marlee.

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How popular is Marlie?

202440.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Marlie in 2024133

2024 rank#1,579 girls

Peak year2009

Total US babies since 18804,389

Marlie has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Marlie

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Marleypleasant wood · Old English
Marleighpleasant wood clearing · English
Oliviaolive tree · English
Evelyndesired; little bird · English
Harperharp player · English
Violetviolet flower · English
Hazelhazel tree · English
Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English

Marlie questions

What does the name Marlie mean?

Marlie means "pleasant wood". It comes from English. Usually a variant spelling of Marley, an English surname and place-name from Old English elements meaning 'pleasant' and 'woodland clearing'. It may also be used as a modern elaboration of Marlee.

Is Marlie a boy or girl name?

Marlie is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Marlie?

133 US babies were named Marlie in 2024. Its peak year was 2009.

How do you pronounce Marlie?

Marlie 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.