Boy nameCurrently #1,084 in the USFalling

Marlon

//ˈmɑɹlən//

2 syllablesPeak year: 19726 lettersStarts with M

Meaning & origin

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Marlon's popularity over time

Yearly US births named Marlon, Social Security Administration data
YearBirths named Marlon
19145
19159
19168
191711
19199
192023
192113
192210
192324
192423
192521
192616
192721
192825
192928
193027
193125
193223
193331
193421
193531
193627
193725
193820
193925
194019
194140
194240
194330
194422
194537
194629
194730
194827
194936
195052
195168
195298
195384
1954211
1955457
1956375
1957303
1958351
1959275
1960301
1961303
1962295
1963357
1964267
1965266
1966259
1967320
1968248
1969231
1970467
1971778
19721,037
1973924
1974771
1975650
1976757
1977661
1978540
1979604
1980544
1981438
1982462
1983401
1984483
1985518
1986411
1987415
1988496
1989420
1990477
1991481
1992458
1993441
1994445
1995449
1996466
1997484
1998442
1999437
2000458
2001454
2002447
2003462
2004460
2005479
2006509
2007467
2008455
2009382
2010411
2011367
2012340
2013327
2014319
2015277
2016284
2017291
2018262
2019260
2020217
2021213
2022225
2023240
2024200

Marlon through the decades

  • Marlon peaked in 1972, when 1,037 babies were named Marlon in the US.
  • Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Marlon has fallen 39% compared to the 10 years before that.
  • Marlon currently ranks #1,084 in the US and is cooling off.

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