Marleigh
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MAR-lee
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,076 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #975 for girls
Marleigh is a girls' name of English origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,076th for girls in the UK (14 babies) and 975th for girls in the US (261 babies).
What does Marleigh mean?
English: spelling of Marley, an English surname
Spelling of Marley with the -leigh ending also seen in names such as Ashleigh.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Marleigh a girl's or a boy's name?
Marleigh is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 girls in the UK and 261 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Marleigh in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,076among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 20,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 14 girls in the UK were named Marleigh, making it the 2,076th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,780th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 29 girls.
Half of all the girls named Marleigh in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 230 girls in the UK were given Marleigh or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #232, up from #2,076 for this spelling alone.
In 2017, 71% of the babies named Marleigh in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,603rd in England and Wales and 632nd in Scotland.
Marleigh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #2,076 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,323 |
| 2023 | 25 | #1,360 |
| 2022 | 29 | #1,211 |
| 2021 | 18 | #1,726 |
| 2020 | 17 | #1,780 |
| 2019 | 13 | #2,157 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,464 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,652 |
| 2016 | 8 | #3,105 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,629 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,462 |
| 2013 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2012 | 8 | #3,148 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 14 | #1,957 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,454 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1 | #5,280 |
| 1999 | 1 | #5,182 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
How popular is Marleigh in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #975among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 261about 1 in 6,200 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 261 girls in the US were named Marleigh, making it the 975th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 723rd. Its busiest year was 2021, with 419 girls. It first appears in the records in 1985.
2025 had fewer girls named Marleigh than any year since 2019.
Half of all the girls named Marleigh in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,074 girls in the US were given Marleigh or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #175, up from #975 for this spelling alone.
Marleigh in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 261 | #975 |
| 2024 | 291 | #912 |
| 2023 | 288 | #921 |
| 2022 | 417 | #706 |
| 2021 | 419 | #689 |
| 2020 | 384 | #723 |
| 2019 | 249 | #1,029 |
| 2018 | 282 | #943 |
| 2017 | 298 | #899 |
| 2016 | 298 | #921 |
| 2015 | 306 | #901 |
| 2014 | 287 | #941 |
| 2013 | 260 | #968 |
| 2012 | 216 | #1,136 |
| 2011 | 247 | #1,012 |
| 2010 | 208 | #1,165 |
| 2009 | 273 | #973 |
| 2008 | 249 | #1,049 |
| 2007 | 99 | #2,059 |
| 2006 | 109 | #1,865 |
| 2005 | 77 | #2,312 |
| 2004 | 74 | #2,323 |
| 2003 | 58 | #2,704 |
| 2002 | 56 | #2,706 |
| 2001 | 59 | #2,567 |
| 2000 | 45 | #3,066 |
| 1999 | 40 | #3,185 |
| 1998 | 38 | #3,219 |
| 1997 | 33 | #3,445 |
| 1996 | 37 | #3,144 |
| 1995 | 27 | #3,873 |
| 1994 | 20 | #4,840 |
| 1993 | 20 | #4,820 |
| 1992 | 14 | #6,307 |
| 1991 | 17 | #5,393 |
| 1990 | 18 | #5,055 |
| 1989 | 8 | #8,755 |
| 1988 | 12 | #6,272 |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
Names like Marleigh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Harper Willow Myla Mila Riley Maeve Maisie Ivy Scarlett Eden Lily Lyra
Other spellings of Marleigh
More English names
Evelyn Hudson Grace Violet Daisy Poppy Oakley Mason Cooper Ruby Hallie Hazel Carter Harrison River Ellie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Marleigh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/marleigh, updated 20 October 2026.