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Marlo

Unisex

Meaning of Marlo: English: 'from the hill by the lake'

Marlo is a unisex name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1107th most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 2115th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1107

204 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2115

13 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

10,944

First recorded 1915 · peak 1970

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 112 babies1982: 111 babies1983: 105 babies1984: 85 babies1985: 82 babies1986: 59 babies1987: 73 babies1988: 89 babies1989: 61 babies1990: 60 babies19901991: 63 babies1992: 70 babies1993: 48 babies1994: 49 babies1995: 66 babies1996: 69 babies1997: 63 babies1998: 71 babies1999: 61 babies2000: 68 babies20002001: 60 babies2002: 60 babies2003: 73 babies2004: 59 babies2005: 67 babies2006: 99 babies2007: 75 babies2008: 114 babies2009: 103 babies2010: 128 babies20102011: 120 babies2012: 143 babies2013: 139 babies2014: 144 babies2015: 124 babies2016: 164 babies2017: 124 babies2018: 164 babies2019: 193 babies2020: 164 babies20202021: 185 babies2022: 198 babies2023: 206 babies2024: 219 babies2025: 204 babies
US babies named Marlo per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 219.

Gender split

34% boys · 66% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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