Marley-Jay
Boy · MAR-lee-JAY · Modern
Marley-Jay is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,087th for boys in the UK (12 babies).
What does Marley-Jay mean?
Modern: combination of Marley and Jay
Pairs Marley, an English surname from place names ending in Old English leah, 'clearing', with Jay.
- Say it
- MAR-lee-JAY
Is Marley-Jay a girl's or a boy's name?
Marley-Jay is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Marley-Jay in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,087among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 25,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 340% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 12 boys in the UK were named Marley-Jay, making it the 2,087th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd.
2025 had the most boys named Marley-Jay of any year since it first appeared, in 2008.
Half of all the boys named Marley-Jay in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,011th in England and Wales.
Marley-Jay in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #2,087 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
Nicknames for Marley-Jay
- Marley 423 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Marley-Jay
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Marley Matteo Oakley Theodore Sonny Elijah Elias Myles Tommy Milo Rory Teddy
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya