Given name
Marleah
“from the meadow near the lake”
Marleah is a variant of Marley. One English interpretation is “from the meadow near the lake.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Marleah is a variant of Marley. One English interpretation is “from the meadow near the lake.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Marleah is a variant of Marley. An origin associated with Marley is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marleah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 439
- 0 boys · 439 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 16 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,553 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +16%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,553 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 15.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 16 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 389 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Marleah’s family of names
Marleah has a related form in Marley.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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