Marley
An English place-name surname ending in Old English leah, a woodland clearing. The first part varies by place, read as either a boundary or the marten.
Marley in 2025
Marley was given to 1,081 babies in the United States in 2025 — 131 boys and 950 girls, making it the 618th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 3,067 babies born.
The history of Marley
Marley reached its highest point in 2008, when 2,650 babies were given the name, ranking 284th that year.
Across the 112 years of records since 1914, 38,404 babies have been named Marley. Half of them were born before 2013, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Marley has switched sex over its history: it went mostly to boys in its early decades, and goes mostly to girls today.
Marley by decade
| Decade | Babies named Marley | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 36 | 5,358 |
| 1920s | 80 | 5,064 |
| 1930s | 65 | 3,893 |
| 1940s | 51 | 4,823 |
| 1950s | 95 | 4,126 |
| 1960s | 52 | 5,380 |
| 1970s | 141 | 5,568 |
| 1980s | 616 | 2,203 |
| 1990s | 2,338 | 1,160 |
| 2000s | 10,291 | 284 |
| 2010s | 16,527 | 383 |
| 2020s | 8,112 | 422 |
Where Marley is heading
Marley has fallen 39% over the past decade, from 1,761 babies in 2015 to 1,081 in 2025.
Names like Marley
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Marley.