Marley is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Marley means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Marley across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Marley has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Marley is a girl name of Old English origin meaning “pleasant wood or boundary wood”. From an English place name and surname.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 38,404 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 9,264 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 628 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 67 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 154 births |
| New Zealand top 100, since 1954 | 129 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Marley per year, United States (1914 to 2025). United States peaked in 2008 (2,650/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2022 (564/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2024 (42/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2018 (20/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2024 (11/yr).
Marley has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2008, when it ranked #284 nationally (given to 3,052 babies that year).
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