Marley
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- MAR-lee
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #134 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #322 for girls
Unisex
Marley is a name of English origin. In 2025 it ranked 134th for boys in the UK (423 babies) and 322nd for girls in the US (950 babies).
What does Marley mean?
English: English surname from several place names
From an English surname based on several place names; the reggae star Bob Marley brought it worldwide fame.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Marley a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Marley has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 105 girls and 423 boys in the UK and 950 girls and 131 boys in the US.
How popular is Marley in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #134among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 423about 1 in 710 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 2%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 423 boys in the UK were named Marley, making it the 134th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 154th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 500 boys. 105 girls were also named Marley in 2025 (426th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Marley than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Marley in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 20% of the babies named Marley in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 125th in England and Wales, 208th in Scotland and 237th in Northern Ireland.
Marley in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 423 | #134 |
| 2024 | 461 | #133 |
| 2023 | 427 | #143 |
| 2022 | 456 | #138 |
| 2021 | 457 | #143 |
| 2020 | 405 | #154 |
| 2019 | 291 | #199 |
| 2018 | 305 | #193 |
| 2017 | 326 | #189 |
| 2016 | 307 | #210 |
| 2015 | 292 | #219 |
| 2014 | 307 | #208 |
| 2013 | 315 | #202 |
| 2012 | 359 | #189 |
| 2011 | 390 | #165 |
| 2010 | 367 | #169 |
| 2009 | 500 | #132 |
| 2008 | 304 | #189 |
| 2007 | 218 | #230 |
| 2006 | 219 | #214 |
| 2005 | 163 | #240 |
| 2004 | 136 | #273 |
| 2003 | 133 | #265 |
| 2002 | 85 | #344 |
| 2001 | 91 | #333 |
| 2000 | 110 | #287 |
| 1999 | 74 | #367 |
| 1998 | 58 | #422 |
| 1997 | 62 | #410 |
| 1996 | 51 | #437 |
How popular is Marley in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #322among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 950about 1 in 1,700 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 950 girls in the US were named Marley, making it the 322nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 211th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 2,359 girls. It first appears in the records in 1937. 131 boys were also named Marley in 2025 (1,393rd for boys).
2025 had fewer girls named Marley than any year since 2007.
Half of all the girls named Marley in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,074 girls in the US were given Marley or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #175, up from #322 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 58% of the babies named Marley in the US in 1981, and 88% in 2025.
Marley in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 950 | #322 |
| 2024 | 1,108 | #285 |
| 2023 | 1,108 | #284 |
| 2022 | 1,139 | #276 |
| 2021 | 1,379 | #215 |
| 2020 | 1,369 | #211 |
| 2019 | 1,336 | #233 |
| 2018 | 1,418 | #222 |
| 2017 | 1,475 | #209 |
| 2016 | 1,500 | #215 |
| 2015 | 1,499 | #218 |
| 2014 | 1,650 | #203 |
| 2013 | 1,533 | #209 |
| 2012 | 1,242 | #260 |
| 2011 | 1,237 | #259 |
| 2010 | 1,345 | #234 |
| 2009 | 2,171 | #149 |
| 2008 | 2,359 | #145 |
| 2007 | 839 | #390 |
| 2006 | 766 | #416 |
| 2005 | 651 | #472 |
| 2004 | 556 | #515 |
| 2003 | 486 | #574 |
| 2002 | 404 | #630 |
| 2001 | 423 | #596 |
| 2000 | 337 | #695 |
| 1999 | 317 | #713 |
| 1998 | 287 | #752 |
| 1997 | 226 | #890 |
| 1996 | 233 | #857 |
| 1995 | 210 | #899 |
| 1994 | 214 | #897 |
| 1993 | 176 | #1,042 |
| 1992 | 153 | #1,147 |
| 1991 | 135 | #1,244 |
| 1990 | 84 | #1,729 |
| 1989 | 89 | #1,570 |
| 1988 | 76 | #1,684 |
| 1987 | 64 | #1,811 |
| 1986 | 63 | #1,801 |
| 1985 | 86 | #1,444 |
| 1984 | 32 | #2,780 |
| 1983 | 31 | #2,782 |
| 1982 | 25 | #3,343 |
| 1981 | 18 | #4,161 |
| 1980 | 13 | #5,244 |
| 1979 | 14 | #4,841 |
| 1978 | 15 | #4,459 |
| 1977 | 19 | #3,760 |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
| 1975 | 12 | #4,852 |
| 1974 | 15 | #4,040 |
| 1973 | 12 | #4,585 |
| 1972 | 12 | #4,522 |
| 1971 | 11 | #4,808 |
| 1970 | 8 | #5,817 |
| 1969 | 10 | #4,722 |
| 1968 | 5 | #7,014 |
| 1967 | 7 | #5,456 |
| 1966 | 8 | #4,865 |
| 1965 | 5 | #6,538 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 6 | #5,859 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 7 | #5,030 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 7 | #4,917 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #5,826 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 6 | #5,039 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 7 | #4,384 |
| 1950 | 6 | #4,736 |
| 1949 | 7 | #4,234 |
| 1948 | 5 | #5,241 |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 6 | #4,416 |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,845 |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,798 |
Names like Marley
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Grayson Jaxon Hudson Mason Oakley Cooper Riley Carter Hunter Enzo Asher Remy
Other spellings of Marley
Names related to Marley
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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, “Marley: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/marley, updated 20 October 2026.