Marlon

Given to 31,292 US babies since 1914

● Steady

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#1097
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
195
boys 195
Peak year
1972
1,028 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
31,292
since 1914

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

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Marlon was most popular in 1972, when 1,028 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.63 per 1,000). In 2025, 195 babies were named Marlon, ranking #1097 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.20.40.60.818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1972 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Marlon was most popular in 1972, when 1,028 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.63 per 1,000). In 2025, 195 babies were named Marlon, ranking #1097 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.20.40.60.81880192019602000Peak 1972

Marlon was most popular in 1972, when 1,028 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.63 per 1,000). In 2025, 195 babies were named Marlon, ranking #1097 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 195 1097
2024 <5 — 201 1082
2023 <5 — 240 940
2022 <5 — 226 992
2021 <5 — 213 1030
2020 <5 — 217 982
2019 <5 — 260 855
2018 <5 — 262 846
2017 <5 — 291 792
2016 <5 — 284 809
2015 <5 — 277 817
2014 <5 — 319 743
2013 <5 — 327 717
2012 <5 — 340 695
2011 <5 — 367 638
2010 <5 — 411 606
2009 <5 — 382 649
2008 <5 — 455 568
2007 <5 — 467 551
2006 <5 — 509 509
2005 <5 — 479 514
2004 <5 — 460 521
2003 <5 — 462 519
2002 <5 — 447 510
2001 <5 — 454 501
2000 6 13154 452 507
1999 <5 — 437 497
1998 <5 — 442 492
1997 5 13724 479 462
1996 <5 — 466 469
1995 6 11783 444 487
1994 <5 — 445 479
1993 5 13442 436 482
1992 6 11738 452 475
1991 <5 — 481 449
1990 8 9247 469 457
1989 7 9681 413 463
1988 8 8391 488 406
1987 <5 — 415 431
1986 9 7134 402 432
1985 9 6955 509 361
1984 7 8153 476 370
1983 <5 — 401 407
1982 5 10517 457 378
1981 9 6804 429 391
1980 6 9095 538 343
1979 13 5092 591 319
1978 10 5958 530 330
1977 9 6340 651 297
1976 14 4363 743 263
1975 11 5161 639 297
1974 14 4227 756 256
1973 20 3233 904 233
1972 9 5480 1,028 217
1971 12 4534 766 276
1970 9 5413 458 378
1969 <5 — 231 512
1968 13 3789 235 493
1967 9 4625 311 430
1966 <5 — 259 476
1965 6 5817 261 480
1964 <5 — 267 482
1963 7 5296 350 428
1962 5 6578 290 468
1961 <5 — 303 465
1960 5 6390 296 462
1959 6 5566 269 477
1958 6 5408 345 424
1957 10 3930 293 450
1956 10 3910 365 395
1955 8 4376 449 344
1954 8 4278 203 509
1953 <5 — 84 774
1952 <5 — 98 709
1951 <5 — 68 847
1950 <5 — 52 960
1949 <5 — 36 1185
1948 <5 — 27 1400
1947 <5 — 30 1336
1946 <5 — 29 1299
1945 7 3676 30 1204
1944 <5 — 22 1438
1943 <5 — 30 1258
1942 <5 — 40 1074
1941 <5 — 40 1019
1940 <5 — 19 1573
1939 <5 — 25 1323
1938 <5 — 20 1521
1937 <5 — 25 1344
1936 <5 — 27 1271
1935 <5 — 31 1194
1934 <5 — 21 1498
1933 5 4218 26 1310
1932 <5 — 23 1465
1931 <5 — 25 1394
1930 5 4550 22 1559
1929 <5 — 28 1339
1928 <5 — 25 1480
1927 <5 — 21 1692
1926 <5 — 16 1981
1925 <5 — 21 1679
1924 <5 — 23 1628
1923 9 3350 15 2123
1922 <5 — 10 2801
1921 <5 — 13 2376
1920 <5 — 23 1592
1919 <5 — 9 2877
1918 <5 — <5 —
1917 <5 — 11 2423
1916 <5 — 8 2926
1915 <5 — 9 2621
1914 <5 — 5 3264

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Other spellings

Marlene · 130,932 Marlin · 22,834 Marlyn · 9,112 Marlen · 6,438 Marleen · 4,121 Marline · 1,524 Marolyn · 1,381 Marlan · 1,236

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Where Marlon is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years