Marley: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “pleasant wood”
- Origin
- Old English
- Say it
- MAR-lee · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls (86% of all uses)
From an English surname and place name, usually derived from Old English elements meaning 'pleasant' and 'woodland clearing'. It is also associated with the surname of musician Bob Marley.
How popular is Marley?
Babies named Marley in 20241,261
2024 rank#287 girls
Peak year2008
Total US babies since 188037,307
Marley has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.
Names like Marley
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Marley questions
What does the name Marley mean?
Marley means "pleasant wood". It comes from Old English. From an English surname and place name, usually derived from Old English elements meaning 'pleasant' and 'woodland clearing'. It is also associated with the surname of musician Bob Marley.
Is Marley a boy or girl name?
Marley is mainly a girl's name in US records (86% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Marley?
1,261 US babies were named Marley in 2024. Its peak year was 2008.
How do you pronounce Marley?
Marley is usually pronounced MAR-lee.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.