Gender
Origin
- French
- A Form of Merle.
Little falcon - English
Syllables
2
Themes
- Exotic
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Marlon
Pronunciation
m(a)-rlon, mar-lon
Celebrity Babies
Son of Marlon Jackson, Son of Dennis Miller
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1972 (rank #217, 1,028 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1097, 195 births)
- Girls: peak in 1973 (rank #3232, 20 births); most recent 2000 (rank #13146, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 195 | – |
| 2024 | 200 | – |
| 2023 | 240 | – |
| 2022 | 225 | – |
| 2021 | 213 | – |
| 2020 | 217 | – |
| 2019 | 260 | – |
| 2018 | 262 | – |
| 2017 | 291 | – |
| 2016 | 284 | – |
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 1997 (rank #455, 43 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1035, 29 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 |
| 2024 | 14 |
| 2023 | 15 |
| 2022 | 16 |
| 2021 | 17 |
| 2020 | 19 |
| 2019 | 22 |
| 2018 | 16 |
| 2017 | 17 |
| 2016 | 22 |
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 France
- Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #198, 345 births); most recent 2023 (rank #320, 169 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 169 |
| 2022 | 211 |
| 2021 | 250 |
| 2020 | 345 |
| 2019 | 301 |
| 2018 | 223 |
| 2017 | 172 |
| 2016 | 157 |
| 2015 | 159 |
| 2014 | 178 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2003 (rank #423, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #686, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1989 (rank #336, 7 births); most recent 2022 (rank #627, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 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