Marli is an uncommon variant of Marla that peaked in 2008 and has grown less common since.
Marli is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,317 for girl births in the United States (and #4,174 across all names), given to 79 babies. Marli was first reported in SSA data in 1954 and peaked in 2008 (171 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 79 | 79 | #2,317 | — |
| 2024 | 99 | 99 | #2,065 | #13,515 |
| 2023 | 120 | 120 | #1,718 | — |
| 2022 | 105 | 105 | #1,913 | — |
| 2021 | 102 | 102 | #1,937 | — |
| 2020 | 90 | 90 | #2,058 | — |
| 2019 | 102 | 102 | #1,938 | — |
| 2018 | 104 | 104 | #1,921 | — |
| 2017 | 104 | 104 | #1,938 | — |
| 2016 | 94 | 94 | #2,090 | — |
| 2015 | 103 | 103 | #1,959 | — |
| 2014 | 106 | 106 | #1,903 | — |
| 2013 | 84 | 84 | #2,227 | — |
| 2012 | 78 | 78 | #2,393 | — |
| 2011 | 79 | 79 | #2,361 | — |
| 2010 | 92 | 92 | #2,147 | — |
| 2009 | 134 | 134 | #1,670 | — |
| 2008 | 171 | 171 | #1,394 | — |
| 2007 | 88 | 88 | #2,241 | — |
| 2006 | 74 | 74 | #2,501 | — |
| 2005 | 65 | 65 | #2,618 | — |
| 2004 | 60 | 60 | #2,730 | — |
| 2003 | 47 | 47 | #3,164 | — |
| 2002 | 46 | 46 | #3,125 | — |
| 2001 | 43 | 43 | #3,234 | — |
| 2000 | 47 | 47 | #3,003 | — |
| 1999 | 38 | 38 | #3,355 | — |
| 1998 | 38 | 38 | #3,271 | — |
| 1997 | 35 | — | #3,339 | — |
| 1996 | 19 | — | #5,210 | — |
| 1995 | 21 | — | #4,784 | — |
| 1994 | 33 | — | #3,413 | — |
| 1993 | 30 | — | #3,644 | — |
| 1992 | 26 | — | #4,041 | — |
| 1991 | 32 | — | #3,415 | — |
| 1990 | 17 | — | #5,445 | — |
| 1989 | 14 | — | #6,021 | — |
| 1988 | 20 | — | #4,418 | — |
| 1987 | 27 | — | #3,383 | — |
| 1986 | 13 | — | #5,642 | — |
| 1985 | 15 | — | #4,998 | — |
| 1984 | 8 | — | #7,858 | — |
| 1983 | 8 | — | #7,758 | — |
| 1982 | 5 | — | #11,582 | — |
| 1981 | 6 | — | #9,870 | — |
| 1980 | 8 | — | #7,844 | — |
| 1979 | 8 | — | #7,743 | — |
| 1978 | 7 | — | #8,187 | — |
| 1977 | 8 | — | #7,293 | — |
| 1975 | 7 | — | #7,653 | — |
| 1974 | 12 | — | #4,905 | — |
| 1973 | 15 | — | #4,091 | — |
| 1971 | 14 | — | #4,241 | — |
| 1970 | 9 | — | #5,658 | — |
| 1969 | 10 | — | #4,917 | — |
| 1968 | 6 | — | #6,721 | — |
| 1965 | 5 | — | #7,159 | — |
| 1964 | 5 | — | #7,419 | — |
| 1963 | 5 | — | #7,253 | — |
| 1954 | 6 | — | #5,524 | — |