Is Marlei a boy or girl name?

Marlei is a girl’s name. Of the 795 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 98.6% were girls and 1.4% were boys.

Marlei

Recorded 2002–2025 · United States

Marlei was most popular in 2020, when 75 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,175 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,270, with 34 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 795 people named Marlei.

Marlei over time

Births per year. The dot marks Marlei’s peak in 2020. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Marlei a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Marlei is a girl’s name — 98.6% of the 795 Americans given it were girls and 1.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 98% girls and 2% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Marlei

Where Marlei is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Louisiana 18.0×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org