Marlie

Meaning: Boundary clearing, pleasant clearing or marten's clearing
Origin: English surname — Variant of Marley

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

Popularity over time

Marlie reached its best rank, #895, in 2009 and ranked #1422 in 2025. Roughly 4,500 girls have been named Marlie since 1937.

Across the states

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

Around the world

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#231 in N. Ireland (2025) · #284 in Scotland (2025) · #443 in Ireland (2025) · #501 in Netherlands (2025) · #622 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,668 in Austria (2025) · #1,882 in Canada (2025) · #2,316 in Switzerland (2025) · #5,859 in France (2025) · #2,228 in Sweden (2024) · #8,558 in Ecuador (2024) · #1,350 in Belgium (2022) and 1 more.

Famous Marlies

Marlie Packer — England international rugby union player (born 1989)
Marlie Casseus — Haitian woman with extreme medical condition (born 1992)
Marlie Viljoen — South African sprinter (born 2000)

Spellings & nicknames

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.

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

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