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Marley name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Marley ranks #322 in female records (950 reported) and #1,397 in male records (131 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#322 · 950 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 158 female records (1,108 to 950); rank moved from #286 to #322.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 429 female records (1,379 to 950); rank moved from #215 to #322.
2025 male rank and count
#1,397 · 131 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 33 male records (164 to 131); rank moved from #1,228 to #1,397.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 49 male records (180 to 131); rank moved from #1,133 to #1,397.
Peak year in available data
2016: 1,500 female records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Marley becoming more popular?

Marley's reported female count decreased by 158 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #286 to #322. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Marley in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for MarleyFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,5000201620252016: 1,500 female records2017: 1,475 female records2018: 1,418 female records2019: 1,336 female records2020: 1,369 female records2021: 1,379 female records2022: 1,139 female records2023: 1,108 female records2024: 1,108 female records2025: 950 female records2016: 263 male records2017: 220 male records2018: 244 male records2019: 192 male records2020: 234 male records2021: 180 male records2022: 184 male records2023: 166 male records2024: 164 male records2025: 131 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20259503221311,397
20241,1082861641,228
20231,1082841661,204
20221,1392761841,140
20211,3792151801,133
20201,369211234943
20191,3362331921,065
20181,418222244889
20171,475209220950
20161,500215263859

Questions about Marley’s popularity

How common is Marley in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Marley ranks #322 in female records (950 reported) and #1,397 in male records (131 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Marley?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Marley only.

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