Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Marlyss isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1928. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marlyss through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 95
- 0 boys · 95 girls
- Most popular year
- 1934
- 16 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 1951. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 16 in 1934. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 121 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.
Marlyss’s family of names
Marlyss has a related form in Marlis.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Marlyss, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Marine
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Marlyn
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Marylyn
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Maxie
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Wallis
“from Wales”
>99% girls
Margie
Margie is a feminine given name. It is used in English and Cebuano.
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Arlyn
“a solemn, binding promise” · “an oath; a pledge”
24% boys · 76% girls
Marylee
“star of the sea” · “from the sea of bitterness”
>99% girls