Marsaili
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MAR-sha-lee
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,935 for girls
Marsaili is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “pearl”. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies).
What does Marsaili mean?
Greek: Scottish Gaelic form of Marjorie, from Margaret
“pearl”
Is Marsaili a girl's or a boy's name?
Marsaili is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Marsaili in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,935th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 180% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Marsaili, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,734th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 7 girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 632nd in Scotland.
Marsaili in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,381 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 1 | #7,487 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 1 | #7,346 |
| 2018 | 1 | #7,536 |
| 2017 | 7 | #3,395 |
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1 | #7,520 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1 | #6,685 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1 | #6,173 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1 | #5,540 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1 | #5,280 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 2 | #5,038 |
Names like Marsaili
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Margot, Maryam, Maya, Raya, Athena, Amara, Khadija, Ayah, Nusaybah, Mirha, Amaya, Anaya
Names related to Marsaili
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Marsaili: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/marsaili, updated 20 October 2026.