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Marlise

Feminine

1944high 1962
Rare todaygiven to only a few children a year
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Marlise entered the US charts in 1944, peaked at #3161 in 1962, is rarely given in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.

How old is the name Marlise?

Marlise first appears in US birth records in 1944 — 81 years ago. The typical Marlise alive today was born around 1972, making them about 53 years old. About 300 people named Marlise are estimated to be alive in the US today.

When was the name Marlise most popular?

Marlise peaked in 1962, reaching #3161 nationally. See the whole 1962 chart.

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What the data says

The long climb, and where it stands now

GIRLS NAMED · 1944–2025168016519442020

US babies named Marlise per year from 1944 to 2025
AVERAGE RANK BY DECADE#1#10#100#1000#31611940s2020s

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded
1944
Most girls named
196216 — the highest on record
Peak rank
#3161reached in 1962
Change vs 2014
0.0%5 in 2020, from 5
Marlise sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 1962, with 16 girls. Today it is given to few enough children that it does not enter the ranked charts at all.

Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.

Marlises among us

300

people named Marlise are estimated to be alive in the US today

Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method

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Is it right for you

Fashion outlook

Marlise sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.

Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them

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Frequently asked

How many Marlises are there in the world?
No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 300 people named Marlise are estimated to be alive in the US today.
How popular is the name Marlise in 2025?
Marlise is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
Will my child share the name Marlise with classmates?
Marlise will almost certainly be the only one in school.

More M names

The most-given names starting with M, all years combined.

Mary#125 · Margaret#112 · Michelle#465 · Melissa#419 · Maria#87 · Martha#712 · Marie#617 · Mildred#1962

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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology

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