Marley

Meaning: Boundary clearing, pleasant clearing, or marten's clearing
Origin: Old English

Girl's name · #322 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

87% girls · 13% boys — Marley is also given to boys: 131 in 2025, about 13% in recent years. Marley →

Popularity over time

Marley reached its best rank, #145, in 2008 and ranked #322 in 2025. Roughly 33,000 girls have been named Marley since 1937.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 44 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#180 in Netherlands (2025) · #205 in New Zealand (2025) · #294 in Scotland (2025) · #435 in England & Wales (2025) · #933 in Ecuador (2025) · #943 in France (2025) · #1,123 in Switzerland (2025) · #508 in Canada (2024).

Famous Marleys

Marley Shelton — American actress
Marley Dias — American activist and writer
Marley Munroe — Los Angeles-based vocalist
Marley Spearman — British golfer (1928–2011)
Marley Shriver — American swimmer

In stories & tradition

Marley Rose — Glee (TV series)
Marley Hudson — As the World Turns (TV series)
Marley — Pokémon Diamond (video game)

What Marleys become

Among 50 notable people named Marley:

Sports figures appear 2.86× more often than among typical names — e.g. Marley Spearman, British golfer (1928–2011).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Marlee (#536) and Marlie (#1422), Marley would rank around #188 with about 1,700 births last year — the newborns split about 57/34/9 across Marley, Marlee, and Marlie.

Similar names: Marlee · Hayden · Maren · Harley · Brooklynn · Charlee

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