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Marley
say it mar-lee
What Marley means
- English and Old English pleasant wood or marshy meadow debated
How popular it is
Its use is steady over the last ten years.
- no. 128 in England & Wales (2024)
- no. 155 in Australia (2024)
- no. 171 in Denmark (2019)
- no. 217 in Scotland (2025)
- no. 220 in France (2019)
- no. 285 in the US (2024)
- no. 332 in Portugal (2017)
- no. 339 in Northern Ireland (2025)
In the United States it was most popular around 2010.
Names with a similar meaning
Parker Silas Bradley Sylvie Kingsley Sylvia Forrest Sylvester Marlee Sylas Arden Holland
Marley in stories
- A Christmas Carol: Jacob Marley, Scrooge's chained ghostly partner (surname)
- Marley & Me: Marley, the unruly Labrador of John Grogan's memoir