NameTides

Marlon

Marlon was the #1,097 boys' name in the US in 2025 (195 babies), and #1,035 in England & Wales and #1,718 in Canada.

Marlon as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Marlon as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & WalesCanada
Marlon as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,097 (195)#1,035 (29)——#1,718 (12)
2024#1,082 (201)#1,758 (14)——#3,072 (5)
2023#940 (240)#1,610 (15)——#2,336 (7)
2022#992 (226)#1,534 (16)——#1,483 (13)
2021#1,030 (213)#1,448 (17)——#2,491 (6)
2020#982 (217)#1,314 (19)——#1,261 (16)
2019#855 (260)#1,189 (22)——#1,634 (11)
2018#846 (262)#1,533 (16)——#1,389 (13)
2017#792 (291)#1,470 (17)——#1,623 (11)
2016#809 (284)#1,234 (22)——#1,487 (12)
2015#817 (277)#1,327 (19)#686 (3)—#1,681 (10)
2014#743 (319)#1,935 (11)——#1,250 (15)
2013#717 (327)#1,404 (17)——#1,380 (13)
2012#695 (340)#1,229 (21)——#1,202 (16)
2011#638 (367)#1,045 (25)——#1,003 (21)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1972 at #217.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1914.

How common is it?

about 1 in 8,800 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 8,800uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 9,300uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 13,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Marlon is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 8,600 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 7,300 to 1 in 10,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Marlon by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #999WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,055NYMassachusetts: #789MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #949INOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #543NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #831CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #971VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,028NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,350GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #856TXFlorida: #754FL
Marlon (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MarlonCanadaBoys#1,71812
MarlonEngland & WalesBoys#1,03529
MarlonIrelandBoys—too few
MarlonNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
MarlonScotlandBoys—too few
MarlonUSGirls—too few
MarlonUSBoys#1,097195