girls:
66 births since 2019
#5650 (1st percentile)
boys:
104 births since 2010
#4482 (2nd percentile)
overall:
170 births since 2010
#7569 (2nd percentile)
The name Motley is the #7,569 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 170 recorded births since 2010. This represents the 2.2% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 2.2% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,482 (2.2% percentile) for all time with 104 births since 2010. For girls, it ranks #5,650 (1.1% percentile) for all time with 66 births since 2019.
Motley first appeared in U.S. birth records in 2010 (2010 for boys and 2019 for girls). Birth data for Motley is available in 7 out of the 14 years between 2010 and 2023 (6 years for boys and 5 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 Motley has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for boys (61.2% of all recorded births). In 2023, 49.0% of babies named Motley were boys.
For boys, Motley reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 4.0% percentile (ranked #887) with 22 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 22 births per million (ranked 4.0% percentile). In recent years, the popularity of this name for boys has remained relatively stable. Currently, Motley ranks #891 for boys (2.2% percentile) with 14 births per million, which is 60.9% of its peak share of births.
For girls, Motley reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 2.2% percentile (ranked #926) with 15 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 15 births per million (ranked 2.2% percentile). In recent years, the popularity of this name for girls has remained relatively stable. Currently, Motley is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #926 (2.2% percentile) with 15 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Motley".
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Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Motley. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 88.4% confident that Motley is pronounced as MAHT-lee, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is MAWT-lee, at 11.6% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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