Girl
Marlys
As a girl's name, Marlys is understood to mean "Blend of Mary and Elise". It had its heyday in the 1930s and has mostly fallen out of use since. Today, it is on the rarer side without being unusual in the registry. The registry counts around 8,942 U.S. births under this name going back to 1900.
EtymologyVariant of Marlise
EtymologyBlend of Mary and Elise
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
171
1920s
1,055
1930s
3,177
1940s
2,429
1950s
1,391
1960s
463
1970s
121
1980s
49
1990s
34
2000s
30
2010s
22
Peaked in the 1930s · 8,942 total U.S. births since 1900