Meaning of the nameMarley

Marley is a spelling of the name Marlei, which means “English place name meaning 'pleasant wood', 'boundary wood' or 'marten wood'”.

Meaning

“English place name meaning 'pleasant wood', 'boundary wood' or 'marten wood'”

Source: Behind the Name: Marley · Wiktionary: Marley

People (2022): 5,581
Rank in Brazil: #2,547
Median age: 38 years
2010 Census: 4,242; people

Marley in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Marley, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (1,009 people).

2,542 women 3,039 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Marley is most common

States with the highest share of people named Marley in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Minas Gerais 0.006%
Goiás 0.005%
Mato Grosso do Sul 0.005%
Pará 0.004%
Distrito Federal 0.004%

All states

State	People	% of population
Minas Gerais	1,126	0.006%
São Paulo	770	0.002%
Rio de Janeiro	453	0.003%
Bahia	416	0.003%
Goiás	377	0.005%
Pará	327	0.004%
Ceará	295	0.003%
Paraná	203	0.002%
Rio Grande do Sul	189	0.002%
Santa Catarina	162	0.002%
Amazonas	143	0.004%
Espírito Santo	135	0.004%
Mato Grosso do Sul	125	0.005%
Mato Grosso	119	0.003%
Distrito Federal	109	0.004%
Pernambuco	100	0.001%
Maranhão	91	0.001%
Sergipe	76	0.003%
Tocantins	66	0.004%
Rio Grande do Norte	54	0.002%
Piauí	52	0.002%
Paraíba	51	0.001%
Amapá	47	0.006%
Alagoas	33	0.001%
Roraima	29	0.005%
Rondônia	22	0.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

The spelling Marley

English spelling, with -ey, used in Brazil by men and women.

About the name Marlei

The origin and meaning of Marlei are not known with certainty. Marley, the other spelling in the group, is an English name taken from a surname that comes from place names in England; Behind the Name gives this place name the meanings 'pleasant wood', 'boundary wood' or 'marten wood', in Old English. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 11,173 people named Marlei, with a median age of 51. Proportionally, Marlei is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Other spellings of Marlei

Spelling	People (2022)
Marlei	11,173
Marley	5,581

Sources

Behind the Name: Marley · behindthename.com · meaning
Wiktionary: Marley · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Marley · behindthename.com · origin
Wiktionary: Marley · en.wiktionary.org · origin

Questions about the name Marley

What does the name Marley mean?

Marley means “English place name meaning 'pleasant wood', 'boundary wood' or 'marten wood'”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.

How many people are named Marley in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,581 people with the first name Marley, which ranks it number 2,547 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

Is Marley a boy's or a girl's name?

Marley is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 2,542 women and 3,039 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Marley?

Marley is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Marley most common?

Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.006% of the state's population is named Marley (1,126 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Marley?

Marlei. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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