Given name
Marlie
“from the meadow near the lake”·“of the marshy meadow”
Marlie is a variant of Marley. One English interpretation is “from the meadow near the lake.” Marlie is a variant of Marlee. One English interpretation is “of the marshy meadow.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Marlie is a variant of Marley. One English interpretation is “from the meadow near the lake.” Marlie is a variant of Marlee. One English interpretation is “of the marshy meadow.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Marlie is a variant of Marley. An origin associated with Marley is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1937. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marlie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,542
- 0 boys · 4,542 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 306 babies
- 2025
- 153
- #1,422 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −8%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 153 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,422 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 8.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 306 in 2009. In 2025, Ohio had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (11). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,577 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Marlie’s family of names
Marlie has a related form in Marley. Marlie has a related form in Marlee.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Marlie
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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“from the man's meadow; from the hero's meadow”
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