Is Marlow a boy or girl name?
Marlow is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 174 girls and 55 boys were named Marlow, so 76% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 44.4% of the 3,837 US babies named Marlow were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,490
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,319
- Babies named Marlow since 1910
- 3,837
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 229 babies
Boys and girls named Marlow, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 86 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 132 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 220 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 138 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 158 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 168 | 51 | 23.3% |
| 1970s | 345 | 89 | 20.5% |
| 1980s | 163 | 29 | 15.1% |
| 1990s | 102 | 5 | 4.7% |
| 2000s | 135 | 98 | 42.1% |
| 2010s | 240 | 726 | 75.2% |
| 2020s | 246 | 706 | 74.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 55 | #2,490 | 174 | #1,319 |
| 2023 | 58 | #2,377 | 165 | #1,370 |
| 2022 | 49 | #2,698 | 126 | #1,672 |
| 2021 | 58 | #2,365 | 149 | #1,446 |
| 2020 | 26 | #3,983 | 92 | #2,026 |
| 2019 | 43 | #2,883 | 123 | #1,706 |
| 2018 | 35 | #3,281 | 88 | #2,156 |
| 2017 | 19 | #5,044 | 106 | #1,913 |
| 2016 | 23 | #4,419 | 93 | #2,107 |
| 2015 | 19 | #4,996 | 85 | #2,229 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,395 | 62 | #2,797 |
| 2013 | 26 | #3,926 | 57 | #2,961 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,374 | 35 | #4,261 |
| 2011 | 22 | #4,452 | 45 | #3,536 |
| 2010 | 25 | #4,068 | 32 | #4,565 |
| 2009 | 19 | #5,041 | 28 | #5,182 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,293 | 26 | #5,528 |
| 2007 | 17 | #5,347 | 8 | #13,461 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,226 | 8 | #13,163 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,757 | 7 | #13,960 |
| 2004 | 10 | #7,347 | 8 | #12,341 |
| 2003 | 12 | #6,119 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,863 | 5 | #17,167 |
| 2001 | 9 | #7,294 | 8 | #11,668 |
| 2000 | 9 | #7,198 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,610 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 8 | #7,293 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #10,236 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 16 | #4,121 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 17 | #3,793 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 12 | #5,002 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 11 | #5,247 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 7 | #7,141 | 5 | #14,652 |
| 1991 | 5 | #9,108 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,321 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,748 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 17 | #3,159 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,450 | 6 | #10,710 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,797 | 5 | #12,079 |
| 1985 | 22 | #2,405 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 24 | #2,213 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,550 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 14 | #3,225 | 5 | #11,584 |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,148 | 6 | #9,873 |
| 1980 | 19 | #2,586 | 7 | #8,705 |
| 1979 | 18 | #2,645 | 5 | #11,248 |
| 1978 | 45 | #1,384 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 35 | #1,595 | 6 | #9,187 |
| 1976 | 34 | #1,591 | 9 | #6,387 |
| 1975 | 31 | #1,649 | 14 | #4,487 |
| 1974 | 40 | #1,364 | 10 | #5,607 |
| 1973 | 39 | #1,340 | 14 | #4,276 |
| 1972 | 37 | #1,404 | 10 | #5,314 |
| 1971 | 38 | #1,393 | 10 | #5,354 |
| 1970 | 28 | #1,645 | 11 | #4,956 |
| 1969 | 28 | #1,549 | 11 | #4,620 |
| 1968 | 13 | #2,406 | 7 | #6,012 |
| 1967 | 12 | #2,427 | 19 | #2,931 |
| 1966 | 18 | #1,863 | 9 | #4,732 |
| 1965 | 13 | #2,335 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 18 | #1,950 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 18 | #1,938 | 5 | #7,254 |
| 1962 | 19 | #1,883 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 8 | #3,268 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 21 | #1,801 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 20 | #1,842 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 20 | #1,817 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 16 | #2,066 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 17 | #1,994 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 19 | #1,828 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 18 | #1,870 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 11 | #2,482 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 8 | #3,014 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 16 | #1,950 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 13 | #2,167 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 7 | #3,198 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 12 | #2,288 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 15 | #2,044 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 9 | #2,633 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 9 | #2,515 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 12 | #2,150 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 11 | #2,357 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 19 | #1,661 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 21 | #1,513 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 23 | #1,424 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 18 | #1,612 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 21 | #1,508 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 27 | #1,301 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 21 | #1,490 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 26 | #1,341 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 21 | #1,539 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 21 | #1,525 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 23 | #1,498 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 25 | #1,416 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 17 | #1,870 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 18 | #1,838 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 7 | #3,585 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 18 | #1,925 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 20 | #1,764 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 12 | #2,539 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 20 | #1,821 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 13 | #2,404 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 9 | #3,158 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,742 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 10 | #2,891 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 11 | #2,608 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 15 | #2,128 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 10 | #2,657 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 10 | #2,667 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 10 | #2,558 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 6 | #3,127 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 12 | #1,641 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,173 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,760 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Marlow reached #1,301 in 1937. As a girl name, it reached #1,319 in 2024. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Marlow
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.