Is Marlin a boy or girl name?
Marlin is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 10 girls and 81 boys were named Marlin, so 11% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 7.2% of the 22,725 US babies named Marlin were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,940
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,967
- Babies named Marlin since 1884
- 22,725
- Most popular year
- 1935
- 400 babies
Boys and girls named Marlin, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 36 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 124 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,111 | 11 | 1% |
| 1920s | 2,308 | 31 | 1.3% |
| 1930s | 3,409 | 99 | 2.8% |
| 1940s | 3,013 | 130 | 4.1% |
| 1950s | 2,881 | 107 | 3.6% |
| 1960s | 2,093 | 135 | 6.1% |
| 1970s | 1,838 | 103 | 5.3% |
| 1980s | 1,125 | 166 | 12.9% |
| 1990s | 1,094 | 274 | 20% |
| 2000s | 877 | 336 | 27.7% |
| 2010s | 779 | 195 | 20% |
| 2020s | 384 | 60 | 13.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 81 | #1,940 | 10 | #9,967 |
| 2023 | 84 | #1,886 | 18 | #6,570 |
| 2022 | 78 | #1,976 | 12 | #8,855 |
| 2021 | 73 | #2,031 | 11 | #9,340 |
| 2020 | 68 | #2,085 | 9 | #10,812 |
| 2019 | 74 | #1,991 | 13 | #8,432 |
| 2018 | 86 | #1,788 | 9 | #11,121 |
| 2017 | 79 | #1,865 | 16 | #7,307 |
| 2016 | 70 | #2,036 | 16 | #7,483 |
| 2015 | 82 | #1,820 | 17 | #7,166 |
| 2014 | 81 | #1,835 | 11 | #9,940 |
| 2013 | 71 | #1,956 | 24 | #5,599 |
| 2012 | 86 | #1,752 | 32 | #4,566 |
| 2011 | 81 | #1,791 | 31 | #4,641 |
| 2010 | 69 | #1,994 | 26 | #5,357 |
| 2009 | 67 | #2,065 | 23 | #6,021 |
| 2008 | 78 | #1,870 | 41 | #3,906 |
| 2007 | 94 | #1,647 | 34 | #4,438 |
| 2006 | 96 | #1,548 | 40 | #3,834 |
| 2005 | 100 | #1,467 | 31 | #4,448 |
| 2004 | 84 | #1,576 | 38 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 93 | #1,427 | 29 | #4,488 |
| 2002 | 80 | #1,553 | 37 | #3,635 |
| 2001 | 97 | #1,342 | 36 | #3,677 |
| 2000 | 88 | #1,415 | 27 | #4,492 |
| 1999 | 95 | #1,286 | 23 | #4,818 |
| 1998 | 98 | #1,242 | 32 | #3,702 |
| 1997 | 116 | #1,092 | 27 | #4,085 |
| 1996 | 101 | #1,165 | 23 | #4,531 |
| 1995 | 114 | #1,048 | 21 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 112 | #1,056 | 29 | #3,753 |
| 1993 | 119 | #1,004 | 24 | #4,333 |
| 1992 | 108 | #1,057 | 26 | #4,042 |
| 1991 | 114 | #1,011 | 42 | #2,819 |
| 1990 | 117 | #968 | 27 | #3,865 |
| 1989 | 116 | #949 | 28 | #3,630 |
| 1988 | 125 | #853 | 20 | #4,419 |
| 1987 | 100 | #947 | 20 | #4,216 |
| 1986 | 86 | #1,001 | 18 | #4,465 |
| 1985 | 106 | #883 | 11 | #6,296 |
| 1984 | 108 | #845 | 12 | #5,745 |
| 1983 | 124 | #784 | 17 | #4,402 |
| 1982 | 120 | #808 | 15 | #4,848 |
| 1981 | 121 | #798 | 17 | #4,453 |
| 1980 | 119 | #806 | 8 | #7,844 |
| 1979 | 127 | #769 | 9 | #7,082 |
| 1978 | 141 | #709 | 12 | #5,413 |
| 1977 | 155 | #680 | 7 | #8,059 |
| 1976 | 166 | #637 | 10 | #5,857 |
| 1975 | 156 | #661 | 7 | #7,654 |
| 1974 | 226 | #531 | 12 | #4,906 |
| 1973 | 198 | #565 | 10 | #5,424 |
| 1972 | 238 | #510 | 12 | #4,686 |
| 1971 | 249 | #517 | 13 | #4,449 |
| 1970 | 182 | #604 | 11 | #4,955 |
| 1969 | 161 | #616 | 12 | #4,335 |
| 1968 | 180 | #567 | 22 | #2,760 |
| 1967 | 173 | #576 | 7 | #5,821 |
| 1966 | 221 | #509 | 13 | #3,676 |
| 1965 | 219 | #519 | 15 | #3,359 |
| 1964 | 226 | #520 | 9 | #4,854 |
| 1963 | 212 | #547 | 14 | #3,570 |
| 1962 | 223 | #534 | 19 | #2,883 |
| 1961 | 246 | #507 | 10 | #4,433 |
| 1960 | 232 | #521 | 14 | #3,463 |
| 1959 | 239 | #508 | 9 | #4,516 |
| 1958 | 289 | #461 | 13 | #3,488 |
| 1957 | 277 | #464 | 15 | #3,105 |
| 1956 | 288 | #445 | 11 | #3,830 |
| 1955 | 293 | #429 | 10 | #3,961 |
| 1954 | 337 | #391 | 13 | #3,264 |
| 1953 | 295 | #404 | 5 | #6,217 |
| 1952 | 306 | #394 | 8 | #4,356 |
| 1951 | 268 | #417 | 15 | #2,768 |
| 1950 | 289 | #400 | 8 | #4,195 |
| 1949 | 283 | #401 | 11 | #3,320 |
| 1948 | 297 | #393 | 14 | #2,789 |
| 1947 | 316 | #385 | 16 | #2,600 |
| 1946 | 325 | #363 | 11 | #3,154 |
| 1945 | 280 | #356 | 7 | #3,896 |
| 1944 | 219 | #407 | 11 | #2,888 |
| 1943 | 331 | #338 | 12 | #2,797 |
| 1942 | 302 | #348 | 17 | #2,171 |
| 1941 | 345 | #314 | 18 | #1,998 |
| 1940 | 315 | #318 | 13 | #2,377 |
| 1939 | 369 | #287 | 10 | #2,860 |
| 1938 | 343 | #295 | 12 | #2,526 |
| 1937 | 346 | #290 | 16 | #2,062 |
| 1936 | 337 | #294 | 11 | #2,639 |
| 1935 | 386 | #276 | 14 | #2,265 |
| 1934 | 324 | #301 | 5 | #4,734 |
| 1933 | 340 | #287 | 10 | #2,809 |
| 1932 | 350 | #293 | 12 | #2,590 |
| 1931 | 302 | #311 | 9 | #3,142 |
| 1930 | 312 | #314 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 265 | #345 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 280 | #337 | 11 | #2,899 |
| 1927 | 251 | #369 | 7 | #4,125 |
| 1926 | 237 | #381 | 8 | #3,782 |
| 1925 | 241 | #384 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 237 | #394 | 5 | #5,592 |
| 1923 | 196 | #434 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 219 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 210 | #419 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 172 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 183 | #438 | 5 | #5,292 |
| 1918 | 182 | #441 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 164 | #441 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 155 | #449 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 128 | #490 | 6 | #4,077 |
| 1914 | 97 | #498 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 79 | #490 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 74 | #462 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 35 | #501 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 14 | #845 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 15 | #742 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 19 | #605 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 9 | #975 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 12 | #736 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 9 | #890 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 16 | #583 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 7 | #979 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 15 | #574 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 11 | #665 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 11 | #826 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 6 | #1,007 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 8 | #859 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 7 | #904 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 9 | #742 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 6 | #918 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 6 | #928 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Marlin reached #276 in 1935. As a girl name, it reached #1,998 in 1941. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1930s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Marlin
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.