—2024 rank
1972peak year
29,461babies named Marlon since 1880
▼ 23%5-year trend
Marlon popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Marlon mean?
Perhaps a blend of Marc and Leon, or from a French surname; a twentieth-century name fixed forever by actor Marlon Brando.
OriginModern
Syllables2
Genderboy
Stylemodern, classic
Names like Marlon
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Famous Marlons
- Marlon Brando, actor
Spellings & variants
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