Marlin

Given to 22,834 US babies since 1884

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Rank in 2025

#7491

recorded as girls

2,065 since 2024

#1778

recorded as boys

124 since 2024

Babies in 2025

104

girls 14 · boys 90

Peak year

1935

386 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

22,834

since 1884

Born a Marlin? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Marlin was most popular in 1935, when 386 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.37 per 1,000). In 2025, 90 babies were named Marlin, ranking #1778 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	14	7491	90	1778
2024	10	9556	83	1902
2023	18	6409	85	1868
2022	12	8542	78	1965
2021	11	8978	73	2026
2020	9	10250	68	2069
2019	13	8138	74	1974
2018	9	10545	86	1777
2017	16	7092	79	1861
2016	16	7230	70	2028
2015	17	6977	82	1815
2014	11	9517	81	1828
2013	24	5486	71	1942
2012	32	4486	86	1742
2011	31	4568	81	1780
2010	26	5247	69	1986
2009	23	5891	67	2050
2008	41	3859	78	1861
2007	34	4380	94	1638
2006	40	3795	96	1543
2005	31	4373	100	1460
2004	38	3748	85	1555
2003	29	4418	93	1420
2002	37	3595	80	1543
2001	36	3631	97	1337
2000	27	4400	88	1408
1999	23	4718	95	1283
1998	32	3648	98	1237
1997	27	4007	116	1089
1996	23	4453	101	1162
1995	21	4677	114	1043
1994	29	3704	112	1053
1993	24	4257	119	1000
1992	26	3968	108	1055
1991	42	2790	114	1008
1990	27	3813	117	963
1989	28	3566	116	947
1988	20	4308	125	850
1987	20	4122	100	943
1986	18	4347	86	995
1985	11	6031	106	882
1984	12	5539	108	843
1983	17	4286	124	783
1982	15	4716	120	807
1981	17	4344	121	796
1980	8	7418	119	804
1979	9	6696	127	768
1978	12	5214	141	707
1977	7	7567	155	679
1976	10	5601	166	637
1975	7	7173	156	659
1974	12	4720	226	529
1973	10	5191	198	565
1972	12	4523	238	508
1971	13	4311	249	517
1970	11	4761	182	601
1969	12	4198	161	615
1968	23	2630	180	568
1967	7	5457	173	571
1966	13	3558	221	509
1965	15	3264	219	518
1964	9	4636	226	520
1963	14	3458	212	546
1962	19	2814	223	534
1961	10	4239	246	507
1960	14	3357	231	522
1959	9	4300	240	508
1958	13	3379	289	461
1957	15	3033	277	464
1956	11	3696	288	444
1955	10	3778	293	428
1954	13	3157	337	391
1953	5	5673	295	404
1952	8	4123	306	393
1951	15	2694	268	417
1950	8	3962	289	400
1949	11	3176	283	400
1948	14	2701	297	393
1947	16	2530	316	385
1946	11	3034	325	363
1945	7	3676	280	355
1944	11	2762	219	407
1943	12	2695	331	337
1942	17	2117	302	348
1941	18	1954	345	312
1940	13	2297	315	318
1939	10	2736	369	287
1938	12	2447	343	295
1937	16	1999	346	290
1936	11	2521	337	294
1935	14	2206	386	276
1934	5	4286	324	301
1933	10	2688	340	287
1932	12	2490	350	293
1931	9	2972	302	311
1930	<5	—	312	314
1929	<5	—	265	344
1928	11	2768	280	337
1927	7	3875	251	369
1926	8	3564	237	379
1925	<5	—	241	384
1924	5	5061	237	394
1923	<5	—	196	434
1922	<5	—	219	408
1921	<5	—	210	419
1920	<5	—	172	465
1919	5	4814	183	435
1918	<5	—	182	440
1917	<5	—	164	441
1916	<5	—	155	447
1915	6	3795	128	490
1914	<5	—	97	497
1913	<5	—	79	487
1912	<5	—	74	461
1911	<5	—	35	497
1910	<5	—	14	822
1909	<5	—	15	714
1908	<5	—	19	585
1907	<5	—	9	930
1906	<5	—	12	709
1905	<5	—	9	836
1904	<5	—	16	566
1903	<5	—	7	910
1902	<5	—	15	556
1901	<5	—	11	637
1900	<5	—	11	785
1899	<5	—	6	928
1898	<5	—	8	804
1897	<5	—	7	852
1896	<5	—	<5	—
1895	<5	—	<5	—
1894	<5	—	<5	—
1893	<5	—	9	705
1892	<5	—	<5	—
1891	<5	—	6	841
1890	<5	—	<5	—
1889	<5	—	<5	—
1888	<5	—	<5	—
1887	<5	—	<5	—
1886	<5	—	<5	—
1885	<5	—	<5	—
1884	<5	—	6	848