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Marlee

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What official birth registration shows about Marlee: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #1135 to #5061.20052010201520202025#1135#5061
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#2683
2002#2868
2003#1996
2004#3197
2005#3970
2006#5061
2007#2627
2008#3397
2009#1668
2010#1901
2011#2025
2012#1720
2013#1253
2014#1411
2015#1649
2016#2008
2017#1512
2018#1314
2019#1497
2020#1352
2021#1161
2022#1948
2023#1135
2024#1743
2025#2605

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 25 of the 30 years from 1996 to 2025.

In 2020: #834 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #1352 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #2683 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2605 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #353 in Northern Ireland in 2016.

Marlee's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#260510HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#174317HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#42704HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#113529HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#25468HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#194814HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#47893HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#116129HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#30176HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#135223HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#46083HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#149720HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#34115HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#131425HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#30116HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#151221HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#34495HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#200814HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#40234HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#164918HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#24838HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#141122HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#38954HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#125327HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#33155HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#172017HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#22709HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#202513HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#28926HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#190114HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#33325HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#166816HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#21269HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#33976HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#22768HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#26278HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#30955HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#50613HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#33854HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#39704HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#38493HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#31975HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#19969HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#34673HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#28685HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#32253HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#22205HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#26835HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandfemale#3534HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#8343HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Marlee is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Marlee, between 1996 and 2025, in 26 of those 30 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: highest position in 2023Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2016Northern Ireland: highest position in 2016Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: highest position in 202019962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202526#1135 in 2023
Northern Ireland20161#353 in 2016
Republic of Ireland20201#834 in 2020

No registrar recorded it for 4 years after 1996; it appears again in 2001.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Marlee

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #353 in Northern Ireland in 2016. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.