Is Marli a boy or girl name?

Marli is a girl’s name. Of the 2,846 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.8% were girls and 0.2% were boys.

Marli

Recorded 1954–2025 · United States

Marli was most popular in 2008, when 171 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,450 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,142, with 79 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,846 people named Marli.

Marli over time

Births per year. The dot marks Marli’s peak in 2008. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Marli a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Marli is a girl’s name — 99.8% of the 2,846 Americans given it were girls and 0.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Marli

Where Marli is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org