girls:
31k births since 1937
#800 (86th percentile)
boys:
5.1k births since 1914
#1687 (63rd percentile)
overall:
36k births since 1914
#1319 (83rd percentile)
The name Marley is the #1,319 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 36,029 recorded births since 1914. This represents the 83.0% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 83.0% of all names). For girls, it ranks #800 (86.0% percentile) for all time with 30,968 births since 1937. For boys, it ranks #1,687 (63.2% percentile) for all time with 5,061 births since 1914.
Marley first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1914 (1914 for boys and 1937 for girls). Birth data for Marley is available in 96 out of the 110 years between 1914 and 2023 (82 years for boys and 71 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Marley has been given predominantly to girls, with 86.0% of all recorded births being female. In 2023, 87.1% of babies named Marley were girls. Interestingly, until around 1964, the name was more popular for boys (78.1% boys from 1914 to 1963), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (86.6% girls from 1964 to 2023).
For girls, Marley reached its peak popularity in 2008, achieving the 85.4% percentile (ranked #145) with 1,132 births per million. The name was most common in 2008, with 1,132 births per million (ranked 85.4% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2017, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Marley ranks #269 for girls (71.7% percentile) with 631 births per million, which is 55.8% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Marley reached its peak popularity in 2008, achieving the 30.8% percentile (ranked #628) with 133 births per million. The name was most common in 2014, with 136 births per million (ranked 29.0% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2018, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Marley ranks #752 for boys (17.5% percentile) with 90 births per million, which is 65.8% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Marley".
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