Marley
#322 for girls in 2025, 950 births · #1,393 for boys in 2025, 131 births
Given to girls 86.0% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2008 · 2,359 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 33,045since 1937
Marley over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #322 | 950 | #1,393 | 131 |
| 2024 | #285 | 1,108 | #1,224 | 164 |
| 2023 | #284 | 1,108 | #1,203 | 166 |
| 2022 | #276 | 1,139 | #1,138 | 184 |
| 2021 | #215 | 1,379 | #1,131 | 180 |
| 2020 | #211 | 1,369 | #942 | 234 |
| 2019 | #233 | 1,336 | #1,063 | 192 |
| 2018 | #222 | 1,418 | #889 | 244 |
| 2017 | #209 | 1,475 | #947 | 220 |
| 2016 | #215 | 1,500 | #855 | 263 |
| 2015 | #218 | 1,499 | #859 | 262 |
| 2014 | #203 | 1,650 | #816 | 279 |
| 2013 | #209 | 1,533 | #878 | 239 |
| 2012 | #260 | 1,242 | #1,027 | 190 |
| 2011 | #259 | 1,237 | #1,043 | 182 |
| 2010 | #234 | 1,345 | #914 | 221 |
| 2009 | #149 | 2,171 | #789 | 286 |
| 2008 | #145 | 2,359 | #763 | 291 |
| 2007 | #390 | 839 | #1,263 | 139 |
| 2006 | #416 | 766 | #1,255 | 133 |
| 2005 | #472 | 651 | #1,525 | 93 |
| 2004 | #515 | 556 | #1,687 | 76 |
| 2003 | #574 | 486 | #1,529 | 84 |
| 2002 | #630 | 404 | #1,571 | 78 |
| 2001 | #596 | 423 | #1,841 | 60 |
| 2000 | #695 | 337 | #1,815 | 59 |
| 1999 | #714 | 317 | #1,824 | 54 |
| 1998 | #752 | 287 | #2,157 | 42 |
| 1997 | #891 | 226 | #2,164 | 40 |
| 1996 | #857 | 233 | #2,679 | 28 |
| 1995 | #902 | 210 | #3,020 | 23 |
| 1994 | #898 | 214 | #2,219 | 36 |
| 1993 | #1,044 | 176 | #2,295 | 33 |
| 1992 | #1,149 | 153 | #2,834 | 24 |
| 1991 | #1,248 | 135 | #5,096 | 10 |
| 1990 | #1,733 | 84 | #4,167 | 13 |
| 1989 | #1,574 | 89 | #3,094 | 19 |
| 1988 | #1,686 | 76 | #4,162 | 11 |
| 1987 | #1,812 | 64 | #4,573 | 9 |
| 1986 | #1,802 | 63 | #4,457 | 9 |
| 1985 | #1,445 | 86 | #3,805 | 11 |
| 1984 | #2,781 | 32 | #2,956 | 15 |
| 1983 | #2,783 | 31 | #4,141 | 9 |
| 1982 | #3,344 | 25 | #2,596 | 18 |
| 1981 | #4,162 | 18 | #3,221 | 13 |
| 1980 | #5,245 | 13 | #6,250 | 5 |
| 1979 | #4,842 | 14 | — | |
| 1978 | #4,459 | 15 | #5,059 | 6 |
| 1977 | #3,761 | 19 | — | |
| 1976 | #8,156 | 6 | — | |
| 1975 | #4,854 | 12 | #4,797 | 6 |
| 1974 | #4,041 | 15 | — | |
| 1973 | #4,586 | 12 | — | |
| 1972 | #4,523 | 12 | — | |
| 1971 | #4,810 | 11 | #4,907 | 5 |
| 1970 | #5,818 | 8 | — | |
| 1969 | #4,723 | 10 | #3,935 | 6 |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 | — | |
| 1967 | #5,457 | 7 | — | |
| 1966 | #4,866 | 8 | — | |
| 1965 | #6,539 | 5 | — | |
| 1964 | — | — | ||
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| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 | #4,033 | 5 |
| 1961 | — | — | ||
| 1960 | — | — | ||
| 1959 | #5,031 | 7 | #2,821 | 9 |
| 1958 | — | #3,944 | 5 | |
| 1957 | #4,918 | 7 | #3,993 | 5 |
| 1956 | — | #2,628 | 10 | |
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 | #3,886 | 5 |
| 1954 | — | #3,452 | 6 | |
| 1953 | #5,040 | 6 | — | |
| 1952 | — | — | ||
| 1951 | #4,385 | 7 | #2,495 | 10 |
| 1950 | #4,738 | 6 | #3,021 | 7 |
| 1949 | #4,235 | 7 | #3,690 | 5 |
| 1948 | #5,243 | 5 | — | |
| 1947 | — | #2,356 | 11 | |
| 1946 | #4,417 | 6 | — | |
| 1945 | — | — | ||
| 1944 | — | #3,109 | 6 | |
| 1943 | — | — | ||
| 1942 | — | #2,268 | 11 | |
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| 1939 | — | #2,288 | 10 | |
| 1938 | #3,847 | 6 | #2,646 | 8 |
| 1937 | #3,800 | 6 | #2,680 | 8 |
| 1936 | — | #2,854 | 7 | |
| 1935 | — | — | ||
| 1934 | — | #2,022 | 13 | |
| 1933 | — | — | ||
| 1932 | — | #3,092 | 7 | |
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| 1929 | — | #2,980 | 8 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,843 | 9 | |
| 1927 | — | #3,780 | 6 | |
| 1926 | — | #3,385 | 7 | |
| 1925 | — | #3,408 | 7 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,822 | 10 | |
| 1923 | — | #3,175 | 8 | |
| 1922 | — | #4,307 | 5 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,502 | 12 | |
| 1920 | — | #3,208 | 8 | |
| 1919 | — | — | ||
| 1918 | — | #3,368 | 7 | |
| 1917 | — | #3,217 | 7 | |
| 1916 | — | #3,177 | 7 | |
| 1915 | — | #2,829 | 8 | |
| 1914 | — | #2,651 | 7 | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Marley! It came in at #3,800, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1939–1945, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Marley is popular in 1991
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Maryland#523 · 1 in 3,945
- Alabama#579 · 1 in 4,414
- New Jersey#703 · 1 in 5,836
- Virginia#787 · 1 in 7,379
- New York#1,303 · 1 in 13,224
Best ever in a state: #45 in Hawaii, 2009.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | #523 | 7 | 1 in 3,945 |
| Alabama | #579 | 5 | 1 in 4,414 |
| New Jersey | #703 | 8 | 1 in 5,836 |
| Virginia | #787 | 5 | 1 in 7,379 |
| New York | #1,303 | 9 | 1 in 13,224 |
| California | #1,327 | 19 | 1 in 13,764 |
| Florida | #1,426 | 5 | 1 in 15,271 |
| Texas | #1,851 | 6 | 1 in 22,734 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Marley
- 37 spots since 2024 (#285 → #322)
- 111 spots since 2020 (#211 → #322)
- 104 spots since 2015 (#218 → #322)
- Biggest jump: 245 spots in 2008 (#390 → #145)
- Biggest drop: 85 spots in 2010 (#149 → #234)
- Debuted 1937
- Peaked 2008 at #145 (2,359 births)
- Births halved by 2022, 14 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 32 yrs · run 1994–2025
- Highest: 1 in 802 girls born in 2008 were named Marley (0.12%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,692 girls born in 2025 (0.06%)
- 43.1% of all girls named Marley (14,235) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1961, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 12 | #3,800 (1937) | #3,824 |
| 1940s | 18 | #4,235 (1949) | #4,632 |
| 1950s | 38 | #4,385 (1951) | #4,990 |
| 1960s | 41 | #4,723 (1969) | #5,744 |
| 1970s | 124 | #3,761 (1977) | #4,985 |
| 1980s | 497 | #1,445 (1985) | #2,663 |
| 1990s | 2,035 | #714 (1999) | #1,019 |
| 2000s | 8,992 | #145 (2008) | #458 |
| 2010s | 14,235 | #203 (2014) | #226 |
| 2020s | 7,053 | #211 (2020) | #266 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Marley in 1991
Top girls' names in 1991
Top boys' names in 1991
More about 1991
girls
1,875,007 girls got a published name in 1991; 1 in 13,889 of them was named Marley, which outranked 91.9% of the 15,466 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,244Josefina136
- #1,244Keira136
- #1,244Lucinda136
- #1,248Marley135
- #1,248Ariella135
- #1,248Brigette135
- #1,248Corrie135
- #1,257Elsie134
- #1,257Lila134
- #1,257Marguerite134
Tied with 8 names at #1,248; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,020,328 boys got a published name in 1991; 1 in 202,033 of them was named Marley, which outranked 47.2% of the 9,648 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #4,760Yechezkel11
- #4,760Yisrael11
- #4,760Zeferino11
- #5,096Marley10
- #5,096Aarion10
- #5,096Abdon10
- #5,096Abhinav10
- #5,521Abdalla9
- #5,521Abdias9
- #5,521Abhay9
Tied with 424 names at #5,096; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.