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Marlon

Boy

Meaning of Marlon: French: 'little hawk'

Marlon is a boy's name most strongly associated with French naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1109th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1758th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1109

195 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1758

14 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

31,292

First recorded 1914 · peak 1972

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 438 babies1982: 462 babies1983: 401 babies1984: 483 babies1985: 518 babies1986: 411 babies1987: 415 babies1988: 496 babies1989: 420 babies1990: 477 babies19901991: 481 babies1992: 458 babies1993: 441 babies1994: 445 babies1995: 450 babies1996: 466 babies1997: 484 babies1998: 442 babies1999: 437 babies2000: 458 babies20002001: 454 babies2002: 447 babies2003: 462 babies2004: 460 babies2005: 479 babies2006: 509 babies2007: 467 babies2008: 455 babies2009: 382 babies2010: 411 babies20102011: 367 babies2012: 340 babies2013: 327 babies2014: 319 babies2015: 277 babies2016: 284 babies2017: 291 babies2018: 262 babies2019: 260 babies2020: 217 babies20202021: 213 babies2022: 226 babies2023: 240 babies2024: 201 babies2025: 195 babies
US babies named Marlon per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 518.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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