Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2021

Marleigh

Meaning A female given name transferred from the surname Gender Girl Rank 2025 #976 Trend → Stable

A female given name transferred from the surname.

Rank 2025
#976
among girls · ↓63 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
261
named Marleigh · -10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 6,158
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2021
419 babies
All-time total
6,111
#2,266 all-time among girls
First recorded
1985
in Social Security records

Marleigh popularity over time

6,111 babies have been named Marleigh since 1985, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2021Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s 37 4 – #6,525
1990s 264 26 +614% #3,202
2000s 1,099 110 +316% #977
2010s 2,651 265 +141% #900
2020s (to 2025) 2,060 343 +30% #690

Where Marleigh is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 261 0.16 outside top 500
2027 261 0.16 outside top 500
2028 261 0.16 outside top 500
2029 261 0.16 outside top 500
2030 261 0.16 outside top 500

Where Marleigh is most popular

Girls named Marleigh per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.207 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Marleigh born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 50 1.07 +417%
Alabama 90 0.959 +364%
Louisiana 81 0.925 +348%
South Carolina 70 0.779 +277%
Arkansas 27 0.511 +147%
Maryland 53 0.500 +142%
Missouri 57 0.473 +129%
Georgia 102 0.449 +117%
Kentucky 38 0.444 +115%
North Carolina 101 0.444 +115%
Indiana 62 0.442 +114%
Tennessee 61 0.385 +86%
Virginia 58 0.340 +65%
Ohio 80 0.337 +63%
Michigan 53 0.291 +41%
Wisconsin 27 0.262 +27%
Pennsylvania 57 0.241 +17%
Oklahoma 17 0.231 +12%
West Virginia 6 0.229 +11%
Illinois 50 0.218 +6%
Florida 89 0.208 ≈ national
Minnesota 18 0.167 -19%
New Jersey 27 0.150 -28%
Texas 115 0.143 -31%
Kansas 6 0.104 -50%
Iowa 6 0.103 -50%
New York 38 0.096 -54%
Connecticut 5 0.086 -58%
Colorado 8 0.072 -65%
Arizona 6 0.043 -79%
Washington 6 0.042 -80%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -80%
California 33 0.039 -81%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Marleigh

Marleigh is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #976 in 2025 with 261 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1985, 6,111 American babies have been named Marleigh. Its peak came in 2021, when 419 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Marleigh stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Marleigh?

The median living Marleigh is about 9 years old; half are between 4 and 15. An estimated 6,100 people named Marleigh are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Marleigh year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 261 #976
2024 291 #913
2023 288 #921
2022 417 #707
2021 419 #690
2020 384 #724
2019 249 #1,033
2018 282 #944
2017 298 #900
2016 298 #924
2015 306 #902
2014 287 #943
2013 260 #969
2012 216 #1,144
2011 247 #1,014
2010 208 #1,173
2009 273 #977
2008 249 #1,051
2007 99 #2,064
2006 109 #1,874
2005 77 #2,331
2004 74 #2,336
2003 58 #2,729
2002 56 #2,731
2001 59 #2,588
2000 45 #3,106
1995 27 #3,939
1990 18 #5,200
1985 6 #10,133
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Marleigh, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Marleigh?

The median living Marleigh is about 9 years old. Half of all living Marleighs are between 4 and 15 years old.

How many people named Marleigh are alive today?

An estimated 6,100 people named Marleigh are alive in the United States, based on 6,111 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Marleigh mean?

A female given name transferred from the surname.

How popular is the name Marleigh in 2025?

Marleigh ranked #976 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 261 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Marleigh?

6,111 babies have been named Marleigh in the United States since 1985, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Marleigh most popular?

Marleigh peaked in 2021, when 419 newborns received the name.

Is Marleigh a boy or girl name?

Marleigh is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Marleigh rising or falling?

Marleigh has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Marleigh become more popular?

Marleigh looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 261 girls named Marleigh in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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