Marley

Primarily a girl's name · Unisex — 84% girls / 16% boys

Origin: English

Marley first appears in the data in 2014 and has been recorded in 4 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 63 babies (rank #154 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Marley

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Marley yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

180

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Marley

Marley Sheltonfilm actor · b. 1974

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2014	10	#175
2015	17	#153
2016	63	#154
2017	61	#114