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Marlowe

Unisex

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

Marlowe is a unisex name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 485th most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 594th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#485

611 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#594

66 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

6,467

First recorded 1912 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 13 babies1982: 18 babies1983: 18 babies1984: 16 babies1985: 11 babies1986: 10 babies1987: 18 babies1988: 10 babies1989: 22 babies1990: 17 babies19901991: 19 babies1992: 24 babies1993: 13 babies1994: 18 babies1995: 8 babies1996: 13 babies1997: 15 babies1998: 19 babies1999: 12 babies2000: 23 babies20002001: 14 babies2002: 25 babies2003: 21 babies2004: 15 babies2005: 26 babies2006: 34 babies2007: 36 babies2008: 57 babies2009: 97 babies2010: 80 babies20102011: 103 babies2012: 116 babies2013: 196 babies2014: 222 babies2015: 239 babies2016: 275 babies2017: 280 babies2018: 276 babies2019: 264 babies2020: 300 babies20202021: 318 babies2022: 398 babies2023: 367 babies2024: 525 babies2025: 611 babies
US babies named Marlowe per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 611.

Gender split

26% boys · 74% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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