Gender
Origin
- English
- A Form of Merle.
Unknown; breed of fish
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Marlin
Pronunciation
m(a)-rlin, mar-lin
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1935 (rank #277, 385 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1778, 90 births)
- Girls: peak in 1991 (rank #2789, 42 births); most recent 2025 (rank #7491, 14 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 90 | 14 |
| 2024 | 81 | 10 |
| 2023 | 84 | 18 |
| 2022 | 78 | 12 |
| 2021 | 73 | 11 |
| 2020 | 68 | 9 |
| 2019 | 74 | 13 |
| 2018 | 86 | 9 |
| 2017 | 79 | 16 |
| 2016 | 70 | 16 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #3521, 5 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4970, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #4643, 4 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | – |
| 2024 | – | – |
| 2023 | 5 | – |
| 2022 | – | 4 |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | 3 |
| 2018 | 4 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1961 (rank #296, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence