Marlon Boy
How popular is Marlon?
#1,097 boy name in 2025
195 baby boys were named Marlon in the US in 2025, making it the 1097th most popular boy name.
Marlon popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,097 for boys (▼ 15 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 195 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-30% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #817 in 2015, #982 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1972 (1,028 boys) |
| Highest rank | #217 in 1972 |
| First recorded | 1914 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Marlon counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Marlon family of names ranked #797 for boys in 2025 (#809 the year before), with 290 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Marlon is most popular
Babies named Marlon per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Louisiana: 0.3 per 1,000 (29 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.2 per 1,000 (47 boys)
- Florida: 0.2 per 1,000 (102 boys)
- Virginia: 0.2 per 1,000 (40 boys)
- New York: 0.2 per 1,000 (76 boys)
Marlon by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 42 | #2,422 |
| 1920s | 195 | #1,339 |
| 1930s | 245 | #1,194 |
| 1940s | 303 | #1,019 |
| 1950s | 2,226 | #343 |
| 1960s | 2,803 | #428 |
| 1970s | 7,066 | #217 |
| 1980s | 4,528 | #343 |
| 1990s | 4,551 | #449 |
| 2000s | 4,567 | #501 |
| 2010s | 3,138 | #606 |
| 2020s | 1,292 | #940 |
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Questions
- Is Marlon a boy or girl name?
- Marlon is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Marlon were boys.
- How popular is the name Marlon?
- 195 baby boys were named Marlon in the US in 2025, making it the 1097th most popular boy name.
- When was Marlon most popular?
- Marlon peaked in 1972, when 1,028 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #217 in 1972.
- How many people are named Marlon?
- 31,292 babies have been named Marlon in the US since 1880. We estimate about 28,400 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 38.
- Where is Marlon most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Marlon was most common in Louisiana, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.