Marlin Boy
How popular is Marlin?
#1,778 boy name in 2025
90 baby boys were named Marlin in the US in 2025, making it the 1778th most popular boy name. Another 14 girls got the name (#7,489 for girls).
Marlin popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,778 for boys (▲ 124 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 90 boys, 14 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+10% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,815 in 2015, #2,069 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1935 (386 boys) |
| Highest rank | #276 in 1935 |
| First recorded | 1884 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 86% boys, 14% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Marlin counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Marlon family of names ranked #797 for boys in 2025 (#809 the year before), with 290 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Marlin is most popular
Babies named Marlin per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Pennsylvania: 0.2 per 1,000 (62 boys)
- Wisconsin: 0.2 per 1,000 (22 boys)
- Ohio: 0.2 per 1,000 (49 boys)
- Indiana: 0.1 per 1,000 (22 boys)
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (27 boys)
Marlin by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | #848 |
| 1890s | 36 | #705 |
| 1900s | 124 | #555 |
| 1910s | 1,111 | #435 |
| 1920s | 2,308 | #337 |
| 1930s | 3,409 | #276 |
| 1940s | 3,013 | #312 |
| 1950s | 2,882 | #390 |
| 1960s | 2,092 | #507 |
| 1970s | 1,838 | #508 |
| 1980s | 1,125 | #783 |
| 1990s | 1,094 | #959 |
| 2000s | 878 | #1,333 |
| 2010s | 779 | #1,741 |
| 2020s | 477 | #1,778 |
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Questions
- Is Marlin a boy or girl name?
- Marlin is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 86% of babies named Marlin were boys.
- How popular is the name Marlin?
- 90 baby boys were named Marlin in the US in 2025, making it the 1778th most popular boy name. Another 14 girls got the name (#7,489 for girls).
- When was Marlin most popular?
- Marlin peaked in 1935, when 386 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #276 in 1935.
- How many people are named Marlin?
- 22,834 babies have been named Marlin in the US since 1880. We estimate about 13,098 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 54.
- Where is Marlin most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Marlin was most common in Pennsylvania, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.