girl's name
Marly
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,247
Scotland
#697
2004 births
Marly is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2008, when 89 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 132,626 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1949.
Marly over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 6 |
| 1950s | 19 |
| 1960s | 22 |
| 1970s | 82 |
| 1980s | 146 |
| 1990s | 279 |
| 2000s | 502 |
| 2010s | 431 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 178 |
How popular is Marly?
In 2025, Marly was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Marly 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 Marly
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Marly also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Marly over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Marly
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Marly — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Marly
How popular is the name Marly?
In 2025, Marly was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Marly a girl's or a boy's name?
Marly is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Marly most popular?
Marly peaked in 2008, when 89 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Marly a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Marly currently ranks #5,126 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.