Marlon
A boys’ name of Old French origin, meaning little hammer; a form of Marlon.
Babies a year
290
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#1035
29 babies
How Marlon has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #818 |
| 2016 | #813 |
| 2017 | #793 |
| 2018 | #849 |
| 2019 | #854 |
| 2020 | #985 |
| 2022 | #991 |
| 2023 | #941 |
Marlon by the numbers
In 2025, 29 babies in England and Wales were named Marlon. In the US, 290 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 1,029 babies in 1972, making it a 1970s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Marlon. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Marionof the sea; a form of Mary216 in the US (2017)
- Marlowlake remnants or marshy lake58 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marloa form of Marlowe; lake remnant or boundary lake50 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marlinlake bird or fish; a form of Merlin95 in the US (2017)
- Mahlonsickness, weakness36 in the US (2017)
- Martontown by the lake; a form of Merton5 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Marlon
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