Marleigh is a modern American spelling of Marley, an English surname and place name meaning "pleasant wood" or "boundary clearing", from the Old English leah, a clearing. Marley itself became a first name through Bob Marley and the dog in the memoir Marley and Me; the -leigh ending follows Everleigh and Kayleigh. Marleigh entered the US top 1000 in 2020, peaked at number 690 in 2021 and ranks number 976 among girls' names in 2025.