The first name Marlon
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
A male given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 29 boys were named Marlon, making it the 1,035th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 1997, with 43 births (#455).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Marlon with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Marlon at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 195 boys born in the United States were named Marlon, the 1,105th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1972, when 1,028 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
- Marllon
Famous people named Marlon
34 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Marlon BrandoAmerican actor (1924–2004)
- Marlon WayansAmerican actor, screenwriter, and film producer, born 1972
- Marlon JacksonAmerican singer and member of The Jackson 5, born 1957
- Marlon HarewoodBritish footballer (born 1979)
- MarlonBrazilian footballer (born September 1995)
- Marlon DevonishEnglish sprint athlete, born 1976
- Marlon AyovíEcuadorian footballer, born 1971
- Marlon de Souza LopesBrazilian association football player, born 1976
- Marlon TeixeiraBrazilian model, born 1991
- Marlon RoudetteEnglish singer and songwriter, born 1983
- Marlon FreitasBrazilian footballer, born 1995
- Marlon Pérez ArangoColombian cyclist (1976–2024)
Questions
- How popular is the name Marlon?
- In 2025, 29 boys born in England and Wales were named Marlon, ranking 1,035th. Its peak was 1997, with 43 births.
- Is Marlon a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 99% of the 31,292 US babies named Marlon since 1880 were boys.
- When was Marlon most popular?
- 1972 in the United States, when 1,028 babies were named Marlon, its highest rank at 217th.
- What are other spellings of Marlon?
- Marllon.