Is Marlo a boy or girl name?
Marlo is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 119 girls and 99 boys were named Marlo, so 54.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 66.6% of the 10,738 US babies named Marlo were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,689
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,707
- Babies named Marlo since 1915
- 10,738
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 635 babies
Boys and girls named Marlo, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 25 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 102 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 173 | 36 | 17.2% |
| 1940s | 130 | 105 | 44.7% |
| 1950s | 253 | 113 | 30.9% |
| 1960s | 260 | 1,603 | 86% |
| 1970s | 655 | 2,546 | 79.5% |
| 1980s | 397 | 530 | 57.2% |
| 1990s | 291 | 329 | 53.1% |
| 2000s | 317 | 461 | 59.3% |
| 2010s | 538 | 905 | 62.7% |
| 2020s | 442 | 527 | 54.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 99 | #1,689 | 119 | #1,707 |
| 2023 | 105 | #1,642 | 100 | #1,977 |
| 2022 | 76 | #2,010 | 122 | #1,716 |
| 2021 | 82 | #1,881 | 102 | #1,937 |
| 2020 | 80 | #1,859 | 84 | #2,165 |
| 2019 | 77 | #1,925 | 116 | #1,766 |
| 2018 | 65 | #2,157 | 99 | #1,993 |
| 2017 | 49 | #2,586 | 75 | #2,417 |
| 2016 | 72 | #2,003 | 92 | #2,122 |
| 2015 | 47 | #2,630 | 77 | #2,396 |
| 2014 | 56 | #2,334 | 88 | #2,167 |
| 2013 | 47 | #2,582 | 92 | #2,089 |
| 2012 | 40 | #2,937 | 103 | #1,926 |
| 2011 | 41 | #2,882 | 79 | #2,361 |
| 2010 | 44 | #2,769 | 84 | #2,286 |
| 2009 | 32 | #3,449 | 71 | #2,611 |
| 2008 | 37 | #3,144 | 77 | #2,475 |
| 2007 | 33 | #3,355 | 42 | #3,835 |
| 2006 | 40 | #2,863 | 59 | #2,931 |
| 2005 | 25 | #3,782 | 42 | #3,562 |
| 2004 | 24 | #3,821 | 35 | #4,062 |
| 2003 | 37 | #2,710 | 36 | #3,849 |
| 2002 | 28 | #3,235 | 32 | #4,044 |
| 2001 | 29 | #3,115 | 31 | #4,074 |
| 2000 | 32 | #2,844 | 36 | #3,635 |
| 1999 | 32 | #2,702 | 29 | #4,040 |
| 1998 | 30 | #2,758 | 41 | #3,094 |
| 1997 | 23 | #3,230 | 40 | #3,017 |
| 1996 | 32 | #2,467 | 37 | #3,203 |
| 1995 | 36 | #2,240 | 30 | #3,636 |
| 1994 | 29 | #2,601 | 20 | #4,955 |
| 1993 | 25 | #2,839 | 23 | #4,482 |
| 1992 | 24 | #2,897 | 46 | #2,670 |
| 1991 | 31 | #2,327 | 32 | #3,416 |
| 1990 | 29 | #2,412 | 31 | #3,485 |
| 1989 | 32 | #2,184 | 29 | #3,535 |
| 1988 | 51 | #1,495 | 38 | #2,774 |
| 1987 | 36 | #1,821 | 37 | #2,694 |
| 1986 | 24 | #2,336 | 35 | #2,761 |
| 1985 | 26 | #2,158 | 56 | #1,964 |
| 1984 | 37 | #1,620 | 48 | #2,104 |
| 1983 | 49 | #1,343 | 56 | #1,875 |
| 1982 | 37 | #1,636 | 74 | #1,595 |
| 1981 | 50 | #1,320 | 62 | #1,798 |
| 1980 | 55 | #1,255 | 95 | #1,333 |
| 1979 | 68 | #1,085 | 94 | #1,328 |
| 1978 | 67 | #1,065 | 101 | #1,236 |
| 1977 | 65 | #1,076 | 137 | #993 |
| 1976 | 82 | #928 | 168 | #828 |
| 1975 | 52 | #1,175 | 191 | #752 |
| 1974 | 69 | #991 | 207 | #708 |
| 1973 | 78 | #910 | 251 | #614 |
| 1972 | 84 | #882 | 323 | #526 |
| 1971 | 48 | #1,193 | 481 | #434 |
| 1970 | 42 | #1,289 | 593 | #398 |
| 1969 | 36 | #1,344 | 498 | #434 |
| 1968 | 28 | #1,494 | 545 | #396 |
| 1967 | 28 | #1,467 | 353 | #504 |
| 1966 | 27 | #1,501 | 101 | #1,036 |
| 1965 | 25 | #1,581 | 16 | #3,216 |
| 1964 | 20 | #1,834 | 22 | #2,722 |
| 1963 | 20 | #1,817 | 16 | #3,279 |
| 1962 | 22 | #1,741 | 30 | #2,196 |
| 1961 | 26 | #1,591 | 14 | #3,550 |
| 1960 | 28 | #1,543 | 8 | #5,027 |
| 1959 | 24 | #1,651 | 8 | #4,881 |
| 1958 | 27 | #1,527 | 6 | #5,856 |
| 1957 | 20 | #1,821 | 13 | #3,428 |
| 1956 | 25 | #1,595 | 14 | #3,265 |
| 1955 | 29 | #1,440 | 9 | #4,268 |
| 1954 | 31 | #1,376 | 20 | #2,490 |
| 1953 | 22 | #1,661 | 9 | #4,125 |
| 1952 | 33 | #1,311 | 14 | #3,006 |
| 1951 | 26 | #1,476 | 14 | #2,885 |
| 1950 | 16 | #1,924 | 6 | #5,084 |
| 1949 | 13 | #2,188 | 12 | #3,107 |
| 1948 | 15 | #1,995 | 17 | #2,463 |
| 1947 | 12 | #2,321 | 13 | #3,006 |
| 1946 | 9 | #2,632 | 14 | #2,697 |
| 1945 | 11 | #2,207 | 8 | #3,580 |
| 1944 | 11 | #2,270 | 8 | #3,581 |
| 1943 | 16 | #1,884 | 14 | #2,517 |
| 1942 | 14 | #2,014 | 11 | #2,930 |
| 1941 | 16 | #1,802 | 8 | #3,445 |
| 1940 | 13 | #2,050 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 15 | #1,846 | 6 | #4,094 |
| 1938 | 18 | #1,664 | 8 | #3,358 |
| 1937 | 19 | #1,615 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 17 | #1,700 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 28 | #1,287 | 7 | #3,633 |
| 1934 | 19 | #1,646 | 7 | #3,683 |
| 1933 | 17 | #1,751 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 15 | #1,972 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 12 | #2,285 | 8 | #3,400 |
| 1930 | 13 | #2,256 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 17 | #1,903 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 14 | #2,228 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 10 | #2,836 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 11 | #2,673 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 10 | #2,865 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 13 | #2,426 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 10 | #2,876 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,438 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 9 | #3,119 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 10 | #2,799 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 8 | #3,106 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,272 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Marlo reached #882 in 1972. As a girl name, it reached #396 in 1968. 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 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Marlo
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.