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Marlow

Unisex

Meaning of Marlow: English: 'hill by the lake'

Marlow is a unisex name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 919th most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 737th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#919

259 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#737

47 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,096

First recorded 1910 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 20 babies1982: 19 babies1983: 12 babies1984: 24 babies1985: 22 babies1986: 17 babies1987: 20 babies1988: 17 babies1989: 15 babies1990: 13 babies19901991: 5 babies1992: 12 babies1993: 11 babies1994: 12 babies1995: 17 babies1996: 16 babies1997: 5 babies1998: 8 babies1999: 8 babies2000: 9 babies20002001: 17 babies2002: 15 babies2003: 12 babies2004: 18 babies2005: 25 babies2006: 25 babies2007: 25 babies2008: 40 babies2009: 47 babies2010: 57 babies20102011: 67 babies2012: 46 babies2013: 83 babies2014: 79 babies2015: 104 babies2016: 116 babies2017: 125 babies2018: 123 babies2019: 166 babies2020: 118 babies20202021: 207 babies2022: 175 babies2023: 223 babies2024: 229 babies2025: 259 babies
US babies named Marlow per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 259.

Gender split

54% boys · 46% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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