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Marley

Used for both boys and girlsStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Marley: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Marley: Recorded every year since 1996, it reached #90 in 2021, and it stood at #468 in 2025.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2024, ranging from #340 to #1805.19961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024#340#1805
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#1522
1997#1287
1998#1571
1999#1805
2000#1095
2001#1170
2002#1658
2003#965
2004#883
2005#1082
2006#1325
2007#1443
2008#553
2009#514
2010#593
2011#464
2012#639
2013#492
2014#432
2015#414
2016#415
2017#367
2018#379
2019#373
2020#354
2021#348
2022#340
2023#340
2024#377

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2024.

In 2024: #160 among girls in Scotland, #227 among girls in Northern Ireland, #377 among girls in England and Wales, #556 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1522 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2019–2023

    Highest recorded position: #90 among girls in New Zealand, in 2021 (recorded 2019–2023).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #468 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #90 in New Zealand in 2021.

Marley's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2024England and Walesfemale#377114HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#121441HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#340126HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#131410HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#340127HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#128437HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#348133HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#129444HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#354125HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#142395HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#373117HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#186282HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#379119HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#179294HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#367127HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#177315HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#415107HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#188297HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#414107HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#204283HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#432101HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#193292HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#49286HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#185302HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#63965HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#169345HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#46492HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#157376HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#59366HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#160348HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#51478HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#124481HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#55369HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#168299HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#144318HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#219208HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#132519HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#204208HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#108223HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#226157HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#88330HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#252131HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#96525HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#249126HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#165811HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#32581HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#117017HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#30490HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#109518HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#268104HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#18059HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#34173HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#157111HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#38658HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#128714HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#37561HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#152211HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#41450HighVerified
2023New Zealandfemale#9641HighVerified
2021New Zealandfemale#9046HighVerified
2019New Zealandfemale#9842HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandfemale#2277HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandmale#3394HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandmale#3524HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandfemale#3504HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandmale#2956HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandmale#3654HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandfemale#4323HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandmale#4153HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandfemale#4403HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandmale#3584HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandfemale#3584HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandmale#3983HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandfemale#4403HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandmale#2736HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandmale#2915HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandmale#3394HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#4687HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#5566HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#36210HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#5096HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#39010HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#6314HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#8343HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#4966HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#5066HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#33613HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#4717HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#6515HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#7103HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#6615HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#6014HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#7514HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#6154HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#5846HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#4288HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#8943HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#7984HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#7303HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#6415HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#5325HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#43010HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#6014HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#5963HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#16026HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#24616HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #90 in New Zealand in 2021. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.