Marlon

Marlon

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

Marlon is a masculine given name. According to the Oxford Dictionary of First Names, the popularity of Marlon Brando led to general awareness of the name, though the origin of the name is not known. Speculation places the name's origin in France as a derivative of Marc.

From Wikipedia

Marlon first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 38 babies (rank #487 that year). In 2024 it was given to 8 boys (rank #2,451). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Marlon

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Marlon yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

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Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	38	#487
1992	27	#615
1993	24	#679
1994	35	#504
1995	20	#813
1996	30	#608
1997	25	#677
1998	23	#724
1999	13	#1,086
2000	24	#714
2001	20	#833
2002	20	#839
2003	20	#861
2004	14	#1,163
2005	17	#1,045
2006	15	#1,195
2007	22	#931
2008	20	#1,031
2009	20	#1,070
2010	19	#1,102
2011	24	#929
2012	20	#1,059
2013	17	#1,196
2014	17	#1,197
2015	12	#1,548
2016	12	#1,564
2017	12	#1,615
2018	12	#1,585
2019	15	#1,388
2020	18	#1,227
2021	7	#2,518
2022	13	#1,579
2023	7	#2,628
2024	8	#2,451

Year

Babies

Rank

1991

#487

1992

#615

1993

#679

1994

#504

1995

#813

1996

#608

1997

#677

1998

#724

1999

#1,086

2000

#714

2001

#833

2002

#839

2003

#861

2004

#1,163

2005

#1,045

2006

#1,195

2007

#931

2008

#1,031

2009

#1,070

2010

#1,102

2011

#929

2012

#1,059

2013

#1,196

2014

#1,197

2015

#1,548

2016

#1,564

2017

#1,615

2018

#1,585

2019

#1,388

2020

#1,227

2021

#2,518

2022

#1,579

2023

#2,628

2024

#2,451

Meaning

Numerology of Marlon

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Marlon

More popular boys' names

Names ranked near Marlon in 2024

Other boys' names starting with M

Year-by-Year Detail