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Marlon Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Marlon?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Marlon, ranked the 851st Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Marlon has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #217 in 1972 with 1,029 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Marlon in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1918.

Approximately during the years 1938-1941, 1947-1955, and 1969-1972 the name Marlon took a definitive turn upwards in popularity.

Marlon's popularity has been moving downward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Marlon has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Marlon?

Currently, the name is at a low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Marlon is used by only a select few and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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   Marlon (Girl)Marlon (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 257 851
2017 < 5 -- 291 790
2016 < 5 -- 284 813
2015 < 5 -- 277 814
2014 < 5 -- 319 745
2013 < 5 -- 327 717
2012 < 5 -- 339 700
2011 < 5 -- 367 637
2010 < 5 -- 411 607
2009 < 5 -- 380 652
2008 < 5 -- 455 569
2007 < 5 -- 467 551
2006 < 5 -- 509 509
2005 < 5 -- 478 513
2004 < 5 -- 460 521
2003 < 5 -- 461 520
2002 < 5 -- 447 512
2001 < 5 -- 454 502
2000 6 14,335 452 507
1999 < 5 -- 437 496
1998 < 5 -- 442 493
1997 5 15,227 479 462
1996 < 5 -- 465 470
1995 6 12,753 443 488
1994 < 5 -- 445 479
1993 5 14,891 436 482
1992 6 12,747 452 475
1991 < 5 -- 481 449
1990 8 9,818 469 457
1989 7 10,412 413 463
1988 8 8,895 487 411
1987 < 5 -- 415 433
1986 9 7,499 402 432
1985 9 7,329 509 361
1984 7 8,748 475 371
1983 < 5 -- 402 407
1982 5 11,576 456 379
1981 9 7,142 429 391
1980 6 9,832 538 343
1979 13 5,286 591 319
1978 10 6,218 530 330
1977 9 6,660 652 297
1976 14 4,496 743 263
1975 11 5,368 640 297
1974 14 4,356 758 256
1973 20 3,301 902 233
1972 9 5,753 1,029 217
1971 12 4,722 766 277
1970 9 5,657 458 378
1969 < 5 -- 231 512
1968 13 3,915 236 493
1967 9 4,837 310 431
1966 < 5 -- 259 478
1965 6 6,249 260 482
1964 < 5 -- 267 482
1963 7 5,676 350 428
1962 5 7,189 290 467
1961 < 5 -- 303 465
1960 5 6,966 295 463
1959 6 6,001 268 477
1958 6 5,856 346 423
1957 10 4,100 296 449
1956 10 4,079 363 397
1955 8 4,611 447 344
1954 7 4,977 204 507
1953 < 5 -- 84 775
1952 < 5 -- 98 712
1951 < 5 -- 69 846
1950 < 5 -- 52 968
1949 < 5 -- 36 1,194
1948 < 5 -- 27 1,419
1947 < 5 -- 30 1,352
1946 < 5 -- 29 1,322
1945 7 3,897 30 1,220
1944 < 5 -- 22 1,464
1943 < 5 -- 30 1,274
1942 < 5 -- 40 1,083
1941 < 5 -- 40 1,032
1940 < 5 -- 19 1,606
1939 < 5 -- 25 1,350
1938 < 5 -- 20 1,547
1937 < 5 -- 25 1,362
1936 < 5 -- 27 1,289
1935 < 5 -- 31 1,218
1934 < 5 -- 21 1,538
1933 5 4,636 26 1,326
1932 < 5 -- 23 1,497
1931 < 5 -- 25 1,415
1930 5 5,003 22 1,587
1929 < 5 -- 28 1,365
1928 < 5 -- 25 1,502
1927 < 5 -- 21 1,729
1926 < 5 -- 16 2,043
1925 < 5 -- 21 1,722
1924 < 5 -- 23 1,659
1923 9 3,549 15 2,190
1922 < 5 -- 10 2,928
1921 < 5 -- 13 2,456
1920 < 5 -- 23 1,626
1919 < 5 -- 9 3,028
1918 < 5 -- < 5 --
1917 < 5 -- 11 2,512
1916 < 5 -- 8 3,086
1915 < 5 -- 9 2,748
1914 < 5 -- 5 3,579
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.