Marli
Unisex · MAR-lee · English
Unisex
Marli is a name of English origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,868th for girls in the UK (16 babies) and 2,298th for girls in the US (79 babies).
What does Marli mean?
English: spelling of Marley, an English surname
Spelling of Marley, from an English place name and surname.
- Say it
- MAR-lee
Is Marli a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Marli has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 16 girls in the UK and 79 girls in the US.
How popular is Marli in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,868among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 17,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 16 girls in the UK were named Marli, making it the 1,868th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,948th. Its busiest year was 2003, with 46 girls.
Half of all the girls named Marli in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 230 girls in the UK were given Marli or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #232, up from #1,868 for this spelling alone.
In 2024, 77% of the babies named Marli in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,438th in England and Wales and 539th in Scotland.
Marli in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #1,868 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,644 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,955 |
| 2022 | 16 | #1,873 |
| 2021 | 17 | #1,794 |
| 2020 | 15 | #1,948 |
| 2019 | 17 | #1,793 |
| 2018 | 12 | #2,320 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,485 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,363 |
| 2015 | 12 | #2,328 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,809 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,796 |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 20 | #1,570 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,379 |
| 2009 | 13 | #2,037 |
| 2008 | 36 | #963 |
| 2007 | 17 | #1,614 |
| 2006 | 10 | #2,263 |
| 2005 | 15 | #1,608 |
| 2004 | 19 | #1,293 |
| 2003 | 46 | #675 |
| 2002 | 13 | #1,553 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 1 | #5,054 |
How popular is Marli in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,298among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 79about 1 in 20,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 1% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 79 girls in the US were named Marli, making it the 2,298th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,050th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 171 girls. It first appears in the records in 1954.
2025 had fewer girls named Marli than any year since 2012.
Half of all the girls named Marli in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,074 girls in the US were given Marli or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #175, up from #2,298 for this spelling alone.
Marli in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 79 | #2,298 |
| 2024 | 94 | #2,053 |
| 2023 | 120 | #1,709 |
| 2022 | 105 | #1,907 |
| 2021 | 102 | #1,926 |
| 2020 | 90 | #2,050 |
| 2019 | 102 | #1,933 |
| 2018 | 104 | #1,915 |
| 2017 | 104 | #1,930 |
| 2016 | 94 | #2,084 |
| 2015 | 103 | #1,950 |
| 2014 | 106 | #1,892 |
| 2013 | 84 | #2,211 |
| 2012 | 78 | #2,373 |
| 2011 | 79 | #2,346 |
| 2010 | 92 | #2,136 |
| 2009 | 134 | #1,660 |
| 2008 | 171 | #1,391 |
| 2007 | 88 | #2,231 |
| 2006 | 74 | #2,485 |
| 2005 | 65 | #2,603 |
| 2004 | 60 | #2,707 |
| 2003 | 47 | #3,128 |
| 2002 | 46 | #3,099 |
| 2001 | 43 | #3,194 |
| 2000 | 47 | #2,970 |
| 1999 | 38 | #3,310 |
| 1998 | 38 | #3,219 |
| 1997 | 35 | #3,299 |
| 1996 | 19 | #5,060 |
| 1995 | 21 | #4,672 |
| 1994 | 33 | #3,367 |
| 1993 | 30 | #3,580 |
| 1992 | 26 | #3,962 |
| 1991 | 32 | #3,363 |
| 1990 | 17 | #5,281 |
| 1989 | 14 | #5,830 |
| 1988 | 20 | #4,303 |
| 1987 | 27 | #3,328 |
| 1986 | 13 | #5,456 |
| 1985 | 15 | #4,858 |
| 1984 | 8 | #7,396 |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
| 1980 | 8 | #7,417 |
| 1979 | 8 | #7,311 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 8 | #6,890 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 7 | #7,171 |
| 1974 | 12 | #4,719 |
| 1973 | 15 | #3,970 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 14 | #4,121 |
| 1970 | 9 | #5,412 |
| 1969 | 10 | #4,722 |
| 1968 | 6 | #6,244 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #6,538 |
| 1964 | 5 | #6,766 |
| 1963 | 5 | #6,591 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 6 | #5,146 |
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