Is Marlowe a boy or girl name?
Marlowe is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 476 girls and 47 boys were named Marlowe, so 91% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 72.2% of the 5,854 US babies named Marlowe were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,768
- Girl rank, 2024
- #624
- Babies named Marlowe since 1912
- 5,854
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 523 babies
Boys and girls named Marlowe, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 94 | 6 | 6% |
| 1920s | 161 | 25 | 13.4% |
| 1930s | 180 | 33 | 15.5% |
| 1940s | 130 | 38 | 22.6% |
| 1950s | 175 | 6 | 3.3% |
| 1960s | 135 | 35 | 20.6% |
| 1970s | 162 | 68 | 29.6% |
| 1980s | 75 | 68 | 47.6% |
| 1990s | 81 | 77 | 48.7% |
| 2000s | 98 | 250 | 71.8% |
| 2010s | 179 | 1,872 | 91.3% |
| 2020s | 156 | 1,750 | 91.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 47 | #2,768 | 476 | #624 |
| 2023 | 39 | #3,154 | 328 | #835 |
| 2022 | 33 | #3,508 | 365 | #779 |
| 2021 | 16 | #5,697 | 302 | #899 |
| 2020 | 21 | #4,645 | 279 | #927 |
| 2019 | 21 | #4,742 | 243 | #1,054 |
| 2018 | 30 | #3,671 | 246 | #1,047 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,695 | 264 | #986 |
| 2016 | 19 | #5,067 | 256 | #1,035 |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,437 | 222 | #1,140 |
| 2014 | 16 | #5,628 | 206 | #1,190 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,363 | 185 | #1,279 |
| 2012 | 14 | #6,198 | 102 | #1,934 |
| 2011 | 19 | #4,930 | 84 | #2,250 |
| 2010 | 16 | #5,644 | 64 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,531 | 86 | #2,281 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,676 | 41 | #3,907 |
| 2007 | 8 | #9,442 | 28 | #5,184 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,696 | 19 | #6,748 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,809 | 18 | #6,721 |
| 2004 | 5 | #12,535 | 10 | #10,423 |
| 2003 | 12 | #6,120 | 9 | #10,991 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,864 | 15 | #7,309 |
| 2001 | 5 | #11,686 | 9 | #10,695 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,929 | 15 | #7,032 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,037 |
| 1998 | 7 | #8,137 | 12 | #7,855 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,431 | 6 | #13,126 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,682 | 6 | #12,865 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,763 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,765 | 10 | #8,548 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,620 | 5 | #14,898 |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,486 | 11 | #7,842 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,389 | 6 | #12,503 |
| 1990 | 8 | #6,199 | 9 | #8,956 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,675 | 15 | #5,728 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,649 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,807 | 9 | #7,764 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,347 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #7,195 | 6 | #10,136 |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,351 | 9 | #7,172 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,764 | 10 | #6,518 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,851 | 7 | #8,821 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,798 | 5 | #11,443 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,706 |
| 1979 | 7 | #5,171 | 8 | #7,743 |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,533 | 6 | #9,267 |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,142 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 16 | #2,666 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 14 | #2,853 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 20 | #2,175 | 8 | #6,617 |
| 1973 | 20 | #2,094 | 12 | #4,740 |
| 1972 | 21 | #2,004 | 10 | #5,315 |
| 1971 | 16 | #2,433 | 12 | #4,722 |
| 1970 | 24 | #1,831 | 12 | #4,666 |
| 1969 | 15 | #2,271 | 9 | #5,308 |
| 1968 | 14 | #2,266 | 10 | #4,669 |
| 1967 | 11 | #2,560 | 11 | #4,207 |
| 1966 | 13 | #2,296 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 8 | #3,154 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 12 | #2,504 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 16 | #2,090 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 13 | #2,330 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 21 | #1,804 | 5 | #7,191 |
| 1960 | 12 | #2,494 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 13 | #2,370 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,187 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 16 | #2,067 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 18 | #1,922 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 17 | #1,947 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 21 | #1,690 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 14 | #2,158 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 32 | #1,340 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 25 | #1,509 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 11 | #2,390 | 6 | #5,085 |
| 1949 | 14 | #2,083 | 5 | #5,752 |
| 1948 | 20 | #1,689 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 23 | #1,580 | 5 | #5,818 |
| 1946 | 16 | #1,862 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 8 | #2,683 | 5 | #5,001 |
| 1944 | 16 | #1,793 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 7 | #3,131 | 6 | #4,511 |
| 1942 | 11 | #2,344 | 5 | #5,104 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,833 |
| 1940 | 15 | #1,866 | 5 | #4,800 |
| 1939 | 18 | #1,613 | 5 | #4,688 |
| 1938 | 13 | #2,058 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 14 | #1,965 | 9 | #3,082 |
| 1936 | 16 | #1,768 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 19 | #1,633 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 22 | #1,484 | 7 | #3,684 |
| 1933 | 23 | #1,439 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 17 | #1,824 | 7 | #3,794 |
| 1931 | 17 | #1,812 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 21 | #1,634 | 5 | #5,003 |
| 1929 | 17 | #1,904 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 24 | #1,549 | 5 | #5,180 |
| 1927 | 17 | #2,003 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 18 | #1,880 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 18 | #1,911 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 10 | #2,951 | 7 | #4,291 |
| 1923 | 15 | #2,191 | 7 | #4,229 |
| 1922 | 12 | #2,582 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 13 | #2,457 | 6 | #4,873 |
| 1920 | 17 | #2,021 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 9 | #3,029 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 18 | #1,874 | 6 | #4,629 |
| 1917 | 12 | #2,377 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 16 | #1,912 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 15 | #1,938 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,580 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 14 | #1,481 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,776 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Marlowe reached #1,340 in 1952. As a girl name, it reached #624 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 Marlowe
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.