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How popular is the name Marli?
Births per year, rank history and how many Marlis are alive today.
Marli (female) is a rare spelling of the girls' name Marley in England and Wales, ranked 2440th in 2025 and given to 11 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 2003, when 42 babies were given the name, the 680th most popular that year. It has declined since 2003; the 2025 figure is roughly 26% of its peak.
Across all spellings of the name, the Marley you are most likely to meet is around 4 years old. Half of all Marleys born in England and Wales are between 5 and 16, and there are at least 3,800 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 1.2% chance that at least one of them will be called Marley.
How many babies are named Marli each year?
Includes all spellings: Marli, Marlee, Marley, Marlie, Marly. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Marli spelling rank?
Where does the Marlee spelling rank?
Where does the Marley spelling rank?
Where does the Marlie spelling rank?
Where does the Marly spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Marli most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Marley, peaked in 2021, when 231 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Marli spelling itself peaked in 2003, with 42 babies.
How many people are called Marli?
At least 3,800 people named Marli in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Marli?
Most living Marlis are between 5 and 16; the most common age is about 4.
Is Marli becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 2021 peak.