Is Marly a boy or girl name?

Marly is a girl’s name. Of the 1,665 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.7% were girls and 0.3% were boys.

Marly

Recorded 1949–2025 · United States

Marly was most popular in 2008, when 89 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,875 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,844, with 25 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,665 people named Marly.

Marly over time

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

Is Marly a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Marly is a girl’s name — 99.7% of the 1,665 Americans given it were girls and 0.3% 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 Marly

Where Marly 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