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The baby name Marly is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmɑrli/ (MAR-lee).

Marly is English in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: English
Pronunciation: /ˈmɑrli/ (MAR-lee)

What is the meaning of the name Marly ?

The baby name Marly is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmɑrli/ (MAR-lee).

Marly is English in Origin.

Marly is a modern given name, chiefly a spelling variant of the English surname-turned-first-name Marley. That surname traces to Old English place-names from lēah “wood, clearing” with either mere “lake/pool” or mǣre “famous, boundary,” yielding senses like “meadow by the lake” or “famous/pleasant clearing.” The spelling also aligns with the French toponym Marly (e.g., Marly-le-Roi), sometimes used as a locative surname.

As a given name, Marly rose in Anglophone use in the late 20th century amid the boom in surname and -ley/-lee names; it is unisex but tends to be feminine. It remains rarer than Marley. Variants and related forms include Marley, Marlee, Marlie, Marleigh, and Marli; short forms include Mar. With its nature-tinged meaning and breezy rhythm, Marly feels contemporary yet grounded.

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Marly – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
HT 0 #12 1 399
HT Girls 0 #23 1 950
PR 0 #55 1 1,497
AF 0 #76 1 1,883
JP 0 #76 2 4,057
MV Boys 0 #78 2 3,375
EC 0 #119 3 2,502
Switzerland Girls 2024 #133 3 1,786
PA 0 #138 1 3,797
MT Girls 0 #153 1 3,773
PR Girls 0 #164 4 3,171
CR 0 #165 1 5,526
SI Girls 0 #177 1 2,769
UY 0 #182 1 2,477
Sweden Girls 2016 #185 3 1,634
LU Girls 0 #186 5 4,850
AE 0 #187 1 10,220
AR 0 #193 1 2,915
AO Girls 0 #210 8 4,575
CO Girls 0 #212 3,862 16,140
JP Girls 0 #226 20 6,592
AL Girls 0 #227 1 4,141
EC Girls 0 #229 11 3,650
NA Girls 0 #234 4 7,146
PT 0 #244 7 4,161
GR Girls 0 #248 2 6,293
AO Boys 0 #249 1 5,568
TW Boys 0 #256 1 7,111
HR Boys 0 #259 1 3,997
MO Girls 0 #261 3 7,056
BR Girls 0 #262 1,740 12,708
Canada Girls 2023 #275 5 2,824
JM Girls 0 #278 1 7,507
JM Boys 0 #287 7 6,876
TW Girls 0 #289 1 8,139
HR Girls 0 #294 1 3,687
PE 0 #298 13 6,350
GT 0 #302 13 5,948
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
BR 0 #306 40 5,969
DK Girls 0 #328 2 7,429
CO 0 #330 159 7,768
KZ Girls 0 #332 1 5,862
QA Girls 0 #338 6 15,378
JO Girls 0 #339 1 7,570
MU Girls 0 #339 13 8,539
SD Girls 0 #356 3 7,678
CN Girls 0 #358 2 8,829
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
NL 0 #368 24 2,481
PH Girls 0 #373 18 13,098
PT Girls 0 #379 73 7,952
OM Girls 0 #383 14 15,987
CL 0 #386 26 6,867
EG 0 #386 15 6,387
France Girls 2021 #396 10 3,185
YE 0 #397 2 8,639
PH Boys 0 #403 6 11,440
BO 0 #404 5 6,868
France Boys 2013 #411 3 2,790
GT Girls 0 #426 80 7,500
PA Girls 0 #431 51 9,861
MX 0 #439 7 8,339
SD Boys 0 #464 3 10,523
UY Girls 0 #475 36 6,731
AR Boys 0 #483 1 7,628
KW Girls 0 #495 21 19,177
GT Boys 0 #499 1 7,625
PA Boys 0 #503 3 9,305
CR Boys 0 #510 1 10,188
EG Girls 0 #511 561 14,742
CR Girls 0 #519 14 11,342
RU Girls 0 #523 1 11,913
IQ Girls 0 #524 2 11,303
RU Boys 0 #524 3 12,621
PE Girls 0 #529 534 14,861
AE Girls 0 #538 16 20,968
PS Girls 0 #547 1 10,981
CM Girls 0 #555 6 11,671
LY 0 #555 5 12,703
BO Girls 0 #557 55 9,488
CL Girls 0 #557 319 14,098
PS Boys 0 #561 1 10,655
IR Boys 0 #565 1 10,162
SG Girls 0 #573 14 18,916
CM Boys 0 #574 2 12,054
BH 0 #584 4 17,937
NL Girls 0 #585 396 5,933
AR Girls 0 #587 13 8,289
HK Girls 0 #605 11 16,104
IL Boys 0 #623 3 10,983
IL Girls 0 #644 2 11,648
LB 0 #646 13 13,263
IQ Boys 0 #696 2 13,071
CL Boys 0 #697 4 13,390
BR Boys 0 #721 31 12,213
QA Boys 0 #742 2 18,093
SY 0 #765 3 11,684
KW Boys 0 #799 8 18,755
Germany Girls 0 #822 17 4,949
NG Girls 0 #825 2 15,093
EG Boys 0 #828 59 15,035
TN 0 #857 9 13,765
United States Boys 2006 #860 5 7,416
United States Girls 2024 #874 43 8,487
CO Boys 0 #893 28 15,656
Spain Girls 0 #894 90 5,561
SA Girls 0 #914 22 25,931
OM Boys 0 #917 2 17,948
PE Boys 0 #921 6 14,506
NL Boys 0 #932 20 5,873
MY Girls 0 #984 11 24,821
NG Boys 0 #998 4 16,906
MX Girls 0 #1,016 168 17,781
MX Boys 0 #1,027 7 16,355
IN Boys 0 #1,032 8 16,750
MA 0 #1,109 20 20,986
AE Boys 0 #1,139 5 22,615
ZA Boys 0 #1,162 17 25,619
DZ 0 #1,164 13 20,130
MY Boys 0 #1,174 9 25,439
ZA Girls 0 #1,228 9 25,928
TR 0 #1,250 5 19,440
IT Girls 0 #1,334 113 9,415
SA Boys 0 #1,600 15 28,008

Marly is popular in 74 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Canada
United States
Switzerland
Sweden

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People also ask about Marly

Marly is predominantly a girl's name.
Marly is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈmɑrli/ (MAR-lee).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Marley, Marlee, Marlie, Marli, Marlye and Marleigh.
Yes — Marly ranked #133 in Switzerland in 2024, and appears in official birth registries across 6 countries.
Marly ranks highest in Switzerland (#133 in 2024).
Marly's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #411 in 2011 to #396 in 2021 in France.