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Marley

Unisex

Meaning of Marley: English: 'pleasant wood'

Marley is a unisex name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 291st most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 377th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#291

1,081 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#377

114 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

38,404

First recorded 1914 · peak 2008

Trend

falling

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 31 babies1982: 43 babies1983: 40 babies1984: 47 babies1985: 97 babies1986: 72 babies1987: 73 babies1988: 87 babies1989: 108 babies1990: 97 babies19901991: 145 babies1992: 177 babies1993: 209 babies1994: 250 babies1995: 233 babies1996: 261 babies1997: 266 babies1998: 329 babies1999: 371 babies2000: 396 babies20002001: 483 babies2002: 482 babies2003: 570 babies2004: 632 babies2005: 744 babies2006: 899 babies2007: 978 babies2008: 2,650 babies2009: 2,457 babies2010: 1,566 babies20102011: 1,419 babies2012: 1,432 babies2013: 1,772 babies2014: 1,929 babies2015: 1,761 babies2016: 1,763 babies2017: 1,695 babies2018: 1,662 babies2019: 1,528 babies2020: 1,603 babies20202021: 1,559 babies2022: 1,323 babies2023: 1,274 babies2024: 1,272 babies2025: 1,081 babies
US babies named Marley per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 2,650.

Gender split

14% boys · 86% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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