Given name & surname
Marli
“from the meadow near the lake”·“of the marshy meadow”
Marli is a variant of Marley. One English interpretation is “from the meadow near the lake.” Marli is a variant of Marlee. One English interpretation is “of the marshy meadow.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Marli is a variant of Marley. One English interpretation is “from the meadow near the lake.” Marli is a variant of Marlee. One English interpretation is “of the marshy meadow.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Marli 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 1954. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marli through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,846
- 5 boys · 2,841 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 171 babies
- 2025
- 79
- #2,317 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +2%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 79 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,317 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 1.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 171 in 2008. In 2025, Florida and Georgia shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,528 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.
Marli’s family of names
Marli has a related form in Marley. Marli has a related form in Marlee.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Marli
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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