Marley
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning pleasant lake or fen clearing.
How Marley has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #218 |
| 2016 | #215 |
| 2017 | #209 |
| 2018 | #222 |
| 2019 | #233 |
| 2020 | #211 |
| 2021 | #216 |
| 2022 | #277 |
| 2023 | #283 |
| 2024 | #287 |
| 2025 | #322 |
Marley by the numbers
In 2025, 395 babies in England and Wales were named Marley. In the US, 1,681 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 2,354 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.
Names that come from Marley
Forms of Marley in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Marley. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Markeydedicated to mars; a form of Mark7 in the US (2017)
- Marlowlake remnants or marshy lake58 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marloa form of Marlowe; lake remnant or boundary lake50 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mosleybog clearing; from moss and ley13 in the US (2017)
- Medleymeadow of the mead or honey wine11 in the US (2017)
- Marteof mars; the god of war6 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Marley
Names that are said the same way as Marley, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a meadow or field
Like Marley, each of these has a meadow or field in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Rileyvaliant; rye clearing7,797 in the US (2017)
- Savannahgrassy plain; treeless plain5,231 in the US (2017)
- Braydenbroad valley; a modern respelling of Braden5,153 in the US (2017)
- Kinsleyfrom the king's meadow; an English place name used as given name4,048 in the US (2017)
- Bentleymeadow of bent grass3,945 in the US (2017)
- Haileyhay meadow; form of Hayley3,691 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Marley
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