Is Marley a boy or girl name?
Marley is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,100 girls and 161 boys were named Marley, so 87.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 86% of the 37,307 US babies named Marley were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,238
- Girl rank, 2024
- #287
- Babies named Marley since 1914
- 37,307
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 2,650 babies
Boys and girls named Marley, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 36 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 80 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 53 | 12 | 18.5% |
| 1940s | 33 | 18 | 35.3% |
| 1950s | 57 | 38 | 40% |
| 1960s | 11 | 41 | 78.8% |
| 1970s | 17 | 124 | 87.9% |
| 1980s | 119 | 497 | 80.7% |
| 1990s | 303 | 2,035 | 87% |
| 2000s | 1,299 | 8,992 | 87.4% |
| 2010s | 2,292 | 14,232 | 86.1% |
| 2020s | 925 | 6,093 | 86.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 161 | #1,238 | 1,100 | #287 |
| 2023 | 166 | #1,203 | 1,106 | #285 |
| 2022 | 184 | #1,140 | 1,139 | #276 |
| 2021 | 180 | #1,132 | 1,379 | #215 |
| 2020 | 234 | #940 | 1,369 | #211 |
| 2019 | 192 | #1,065 | 1,335 | #233 |
| 2018 | 244 | #889 | 1,417 | #222 |
| 2017 | 220 | #949 | 1,475 | #209 |
| 2016 | 263 | #859 | 1,500 | #215 |
| 2015 | 262 | #862 | 1,499 | #218 |
| 2014 | 279 | #816 | 1,650 | #203 |
| 2013 | 239 | #879 | 1,533 | #210 |
| 2012 | 190 | #1,028 | 1,241 | #260 |
| 2011 | 182 | #1,045 | 1,237 | #258 |
| 2010 | 221 | #917 | 1,345 | #234 |
| 2009 | 286 | #790 | 2,171 | #149 |
| 2008 | 291 | #766 | 2,359 | #145 |
| 2007 | 139 | #1,268 | 839 | #391 |
| 2006 | 133 | #1,262 | 766 | #416 |
| 2005 | 93 | #1,532 | 651 | #473 |
| 2004 | 76 | #1,694 | 556 | #517 |
| 2003 | 84 | #1,534 | 486 | #574 |
| 2002 | 78 | #1,582 | 404 | #631 |
| 2001 | 60 | #1,855 | 423 | #596 |
| 2000 | 59 | #1,827 | 337 | #695 |
| 1999 | 54 | #1,843 | 317 | #716 |
| 1998 | 42 | #2,184 | 287 | #753 |
| 1997 | 40 | #2,191 | 226 | #893 |
| 1996 | 28 | #2,722 | 233 | #857 |
| 1995 | 23 | #3,065 | 210 | #903 |
| 1994 | 36 | #2,242 | 214 | #900 |
| 1993 | 33 | #2,327 | 176 | #1,047 |
| 1992 | 24 | #2,896 | 153 | #1,150 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,363 | 135 | #1,254 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,320 | 84 | #1,750 |
| 1989 | 19 | #3,168 | 89 | #1,581 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,354 | 76 | #1,700 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,806 | 64 | #1,827 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,710 | 63 | #1,808 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,949 | 86 | #1,457 |
| 1984 | 15 | #3,048 | 32 | #2,826 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,363 | 31 | #2,830 |
| 1982 | 18 | #2,662 | 25 | #3,382 |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,344 | 18 | #4,270 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,891 | 13 | #5,428 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,989 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,524 | 15 | #4,584 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,858 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,802 |
| 1975 | 6 | #5,213 | 12 | #5,034 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,153 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,737 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,977 |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,378 | 11 | #5,001 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,143 |
| 1969 | 6 | #4,237 | 10 | #4,916 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,735 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,820 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,124 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,157 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,430 | 6 | #6,319 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 9 | #2,970 | 7 | #5,374 |
| 1958 | 5 | #4,303 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #4,340 | 7 | #5,205 |
| 1956 | 10 | #2,730 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #4,199 | 5 | #6,400 |
| 1954 | 6 | #3,688 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,441 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 10 | #2,593 | 7 | #4,669 |
| 1950 | 7 | #3,220 | 6 | #5,082 |
| 1949 | 5 | #4,032 | 7 | #4,524 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,734 |
| 1947 | 11 | #2,458 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,792 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 6 | #3,326 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 11 | #2,343 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 10 | #2,389 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,791 | 6 | #4,166 |
| 1937 | 8 | #2,813 | 6 | #4,102 |
| 1936 | 7 | #3,059 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 13 | #2,085 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,266 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 8 | #3,152 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 9 | #2,988 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 6 | #4,035 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 7 | #3,601 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 7 | #3,617 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 10 | #2,950 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,351 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,716 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 12 | #2,579 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,388 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,588 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,440 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 7 | #3,384 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 8 | #2,975 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 7 | #2,814 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Marley reached #766 in 2008. As a girl name, it reached #145 in 2008. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Marley
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.