girl's name
Marleigh
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 6,518
the United States
#976
2025 births
Marleigh is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 261 babies in the United States, ranking #976. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2021, when 419 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 12,703 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1985.
Marleigh over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 37 |
| 1990s | 264 |
| 2000s | 1,099 |
| 2010s | 2,651 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,060 |
How popular is Marleigh?
In 2025, Marleigh was given to 261 babies in the United States, ranking #976 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Marleigh is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Marleigh
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Marleigh also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Marleigh over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Marleigh
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Marleigh — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Marleigh
How popular is the name Marleigh?
In 2025, Marleigh was given to 261 babies in the United States, ranking #976 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Marleigh a girl's or a boy's name?
Marleigh is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Marleigh most popular?
Marleigh peaked in 2021, when 419 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Marleigh a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Marleigh currently ranks #706 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.