UK girl's name
Marley-Mae
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2023. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Marley-Mae is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Marley-Mae popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2023 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4056, with 5 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2012, with 6 births.
This profile covers 30 England and Wales registrations across 8 recorded years from 2012 to 2023. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 83% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 30 living people in the UK are called Marley-Mae. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2024 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Marley-Mae ranked #4056 for girls in England and Wales in 2023, with 5 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2012, when 6 girls were registered as Marley-Mae.
- • About 30 living people in the UK are estimated to have Marley-Mae as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4056
2023
Births in 2023
5
Latest year
Peak year
2012
6 births
Estimated living
30
2026
Popularity
Marley-Mae over time
The chart below shows babies named Marley-Mae registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2012 to 2023. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Marley-Mae, the clearest high point is 2012. The latest England and Wales figure is 5 births in 2023, compared with 6 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Marley-Mae by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Marley-Mae was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #5043 | 11 | 3 |
| 2010s | #5070 | 19 | 5 |
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- Martha 15,116
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FAQ
Marley-Mae: questions and answers
How popular is the name Marley-Mae in the UK right now?
In 2023, Marley-Mae was ranked #4056 for girls in England and Wales, with 5 births registered.
When was Marley-Mae most popular?
The peak year on record was 2012, with 6 babies registered as Marley-Mae in England and Wales.
How many people are called Marley-Mae in the UK?
A total of 30 babies have been registered as Marley-Mae across the 8 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.