Marlon

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

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 1914 and has been recorded in 110 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1972 with 1,028 babies (rank #217 that year). In 2024 it was given to 200 boys (rank #1,084). 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.

31,095

Total babies (all years)

110

Years in the data

1,028

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Marlon

Marlon Brandoactivist · b. 1924
Marlon Wayansfilm actor · b. 1972
Marlon Jacksonmanufacturer · b. 1957
Marlon Harewoodcar designer · b. 1979
Marlon Jamesliterary scholar · b. 1970

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1914	5	#3,579
1915	9	#2,748
1916	8	#3,086
1917	11	#2,512
1919	9	#3,028
1920	23	#1,626
1921	13	#2,456
1922	10	#2,929
1923	15	#2,190
1924	23	#1,660
1925	21	#1,722
1926	16	#2,043
1927	21	#1,729
1928	25	#1,502
1929	28	#1,365
1930	22	#1,587
1931	25	#1,415
1932	23	#1,497
1933	26	#1,325
1934	21	#1,538
1935	31	#1,218
1936	27	#1,289
1937	25	#1,362
1938	20	#1,548
1939	25	#1,351
1940	19	#1,606
1941	40	#1,033
1942	40	#1,083
1943	30	#1,274
1944	22	#1,466
1945	30	#1,220
1946	29	#1,322
1947	30	#1,353
1948	27	#1,420
1949	36	#1,194
1950	52	#968
1951	68	#851
1952	98	#711
1953	84	#777
1954	203	#510
1955	449	#344
1956	365	#396
1957	293	#450
1958	345	#424
1959	269	#477
1960	296	#462
1961	303	#465
1962	290	#468
1963	350	#428
1964	267	#482
1965	260	#482
1966	259	#476
1967	311	#430
1968	235	#494
1969	231	#512
1970	458	#378
1971	766	#277
1972	1,028	#217
1973	904	#233
1974	757	#256
1975	639	#297
1976	743	#263
1977	652	#297
1978	530	#330
1979	591	#319
1980	538	#344
1981	429	#391
1982	457	#378
1983	401	#407
1984	476	#371
1985	509	#361
1986	402	#432
1987	415	#433
1988	488	#408
1989	413	#463
1990	469	#457
1991	481	#449
1992	452	#475
1993	436	#482
1994	445	#479
1995	443	#488
1996	466	#469
1997	479	#462
1998	442	#493
1999	437	#497
2000	452	#507
2001	454	#503
2002	447	#512
2003	462	#519
2004	460	#522
2005	479	#514
2006	509	#509
2007	467	#551
2008	455	#569
2009	382	#651
2010	411	#607
2011	367	#638
2012	340	#699
2013	327	#718
2014	319	#745
2015	277	#819
2016	284	#813
2017	291	#793
2018	262	#848
2019	260	#856
2020	217	#983
2021	213	#1,029
2022	225	#993
2023	240	#942
2024	200	#1,084