Marlise
Marlise is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Marlise Keith, South African artist Marlise Simons, Dutch-born American journalist Marlise Wendels (1923–2012), German operatic soprano
Meaning & Origin of Marlise
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Marlise is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Marlise Keith, South African artist Marlise Simons, Dutch-born American journalist Marlise Wendels (1923–2012), German operatic soprano
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The Story of Marlise
Marlise first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1944, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1962, when 16 Marlises were born — ranking #3,159 that year. As of 2026, Marlise ranks #15,082 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 364 Marlises have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Marlise
Marlise is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1944 and has accumulated 364 births in the dataset. Marlise's peak popularity came in 1962 when it ranked #3,159. Use the chart and map above to compare Marlise's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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