Given name & surname
Marly
“from the meadow near the lake”·“of the marshy meadow”
Marly is a variant of Marley. One English interpretation is “from the meadow near the lake.” Marly is a variant of Marlee. One English interpretation is “of the marshy meadow.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Marly is a variant of Marley. One English interpretation is “from the meadow near the lake.” Marly is a variant of Marlee. One English interpretation is “of the marshy meadow.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Marly 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 1949. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marly through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,665
- 5 boys · 1,660 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 89 babies
- 2025
- 25
- #5,179 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −9%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 25 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,179 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 8.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 89 in 2008. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,673 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.
Marly’s family of names
Marly has a related form in Marley. Marly 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 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Marly
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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Marlea
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>99% girls
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>99% girls
Marilla
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>99% girls
Harlie
“from the meadow of the hares”
>99% girls
Carly
“a free woman” · “from the farmer's meadow”
>99% girls