Names / Unisex names
Motley
Current rank
#7,061
and rising
All-time peak
#2,984
in 2022
First recorded
2010
in U.S. data
Children named
240
since 2010
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,984 in 2022 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Motley is a unisex name that enters U.S. records in 2010. It has been picking up quiet momentum lately, though it stays below the top 1,000. Only about 240 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.