Marlie

“Variant of Marley — boundary clearing, pleasant clearing, or marten's clearing” — Old English origin

Girl's name · #1422 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Marlie reached its best rank, #895, in 2009 and ranked #1422 in 2025. Roughly 4,500 girls have been named Marlie since 1937. Together with its spelling variants Marley (#322) and Marlee (#536), Marlie would rank around #188 with about 1,700 births last year — the newborns split about 57/34/9 across Marley, Marlee, and Marlie.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,000 girls in N. Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 1,500 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 2,600 girls in Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 15 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Marlies

Marlie Packer — rugby union player
Marlie Viljoen — South African sprinter
Marlie Casseus — Haitian woman with extreme medical condition

Similar names: Marli · Jersey · Maryn · Harlee · Preslee · Charley

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