Is Marlon a boy or girl name?
Marlon is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 200 boys were named Marlon, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.1% of the 31,095 US babies named Marlon were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,084
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Marlon since 1914
- 31,095
- Most popular year
- 1972
- 1,037 babies
Boys and girls named Marlon, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 42 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 195 | 9 | 4.4% |
| 1930s | 245 | 10 | 3.9% |
| 1940s | 303 | 7 | 2.3% |
| 1950s | 2,226 | 48 | 2.1% |
| 1960s | 2,802 | 45 | 1.6% |
| 1970s | 7,068 | 121 | 1.7% |
| 1980s | 4,528 | 60 | 1.3% |
| 1990s | 4,550 | 30 | 0.7% |
| 2000s | 4,567 | 6 | 0.1% |
| 2010s | 3,138 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,095 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 200 | #1,084 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 240 | #942 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 225 | #993 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 213 | #1,029 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 217 | #983 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 260 | #856 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 262 | #848 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 291 | #793 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 284 | #813 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 277 | #819 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 319 | #745 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 327 | #718 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 340 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 367 | #638 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 411 | #607 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 382 | #651 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 455 | #569 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 467 | #551 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 509 | #509 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 479 | #514 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 460 | #522 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 462 | #519 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 447 | #512 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 454 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 452 | #507 | 6 | #14,340 |
| 1999 | 437 | #497 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 442 | #493 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 479 | #462 | 5 | #15,232 |
| 1996 | 466 | #469 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 443 | #488 | 6 | #12,753 |
| 1994 | 445 | #479 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 436 | #482 | 5 | #14,897 |
| 1992 | 452 | #475 | 6 | #12,751 |
| 1991 | 481 | #449 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 469 | #457 | 8 | #9,821 |
| 1989 | 413 | #463 | 7 | #10,416 |
| 1988 | 488 | #408 | 8 | #8,900 |
| 1987 | 415 | #433 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 402 | #432 | 9 | #7,503 |
| 1985 | 509 | #361 | 9 | #7,334 |
| 1984 | 476 | #371 | 7 | #8,755 |
| 1983 | 401 | #407 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 457 | #378 | 5 | #11,583 |
| 1981 | 429 | #391 | 9 | #7,145 |
| 1980 | 538 | #344 | 6 | #9,839 |
| 1979 | 591 | #319 | 13 | #5,293 |
| 1978 | 530 | #330 | 10 | #6,218 |
| 1977 | 652 | #297 | 9 | #6,661 |
| 1976 | 743 | #263 | 14 | #4,497 |
| 1975 | 639 | #297 | 11 | #5,370 |
| 1974 | 757 | #256 | 14 | #4,356 |
| 1973 | 904 | #233 | 20 | #3,302 |
| 1972 | 1,028 | #217 | 9 | #5,754 |
| 1971 | 766 | #277 | 12 | #4,721 |
| 1970 | 458 | #378 | 9 | #5,659 |
| 1969 | 231 | #512 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 235 | #494 | 13 | #3,916 |
| 1967 | 311 | #430 | 9 | #4,844 |
| 1966 | 259 | #476 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 260 | #482 | 6 | #6,253 |
| 1964 | 267 | #482 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 350 | #428 | 7 | #5,677 |
| 1962 | 290 | #468 | 5 | #7,190 |
| 1961 | 303 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 296 | #462 | 5 | #6,964 |
| 1959 | 269 | #477 | 6 | #5,997 |
| 1958 | 345 | #424 | 6 | #5,857 |
| 1957 | 293 | #450 | 10 | #4,099 |
| 1956 | 365 | #396 | 10 | #4,077 |
| 1955 | 449 | #344 | 8 | #4,610 |
| 1954 | 203 | #510 | 8 | #4,526 |
| 1953 | 84 | #777 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 98 | #711 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 68 | #851 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 52 | #968 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 36 | #1,194 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 27 | #1,420 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 30 | #1,353 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 29 | #1,322 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 30 | #1,220 | 7 | #3,897 |
| 1944 | 22 | #1,466 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 30 | #1,274 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 40 | #1,083 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 40 | #1,033 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 19 | #1,606 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 25 | #1,351 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 20 | #1,548 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 25 | #1,362 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 27 | #1,289 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 31 | #1,218 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 21 | #1,538 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 26 | #1,325 | 5 | #4,635 |
| 1932 | 23 | #1,497 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 25 | #1,415 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 22 | #1,587 | 5 | #5,001 |
| 1929 | 28 | #1,365 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 25 | #1,502 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 21 | #1,729 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 16 | #2,043 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 21 | #1,722 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 23 | #1,660 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 15 | #2,190 | 9 | #3,548 |
| 1922 | 10 | #2,929 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 13 | #2,456 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 23 | #1,626 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 9 | #3,028 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 11 | #2,512 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 8 | #3,086 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 9 | #2,748 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,579 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Marlon reached #217 in 1972. As a girl name, it reached #3,302 in 1973. 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 Marlon
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.