Marlan is a rare variant of Marilyn that peaked in 1952 and has since faded.
Marlan is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #13,220 for boy births in the United States (and #27,195 across all names), given to 5 babies. Marlan was first reported in SSA data in 1915 and peaked in 1941 (27 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,220 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,629 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,373 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,492 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,428 |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,632 |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,656 |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,744 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,547 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,597 |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,621 |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,652 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,534 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,280 |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,172 |
| 2001 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,288 |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,783 |
| 1999 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,609 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,136 |
| 1997 | 11 | — | — | #5,526 |
| 1996 | 7 | — | — | #7,681 |
| 1995 | 8 | — | — | #6,760 |
| 1994 | 11 | — | — | #5,321 |
| 1992 | 10 | — | — | #5,508 |
| 1991 | 10 | — | — | #5,361 |
| 1990 | 13 | — | — | #4,319 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | — | #8,758 |
| 1988 | 9 | — | — | #5,064 |
| 1987 | 10 | — | — | #4,462 |
| 1986 | 11 | — | — | #4,032 |
| 1982 | 11 | — | — | #3,850 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | — | #5,980 |
| 1980 | 8 | — | — | #4,793 |
| 1979 | 14 | — | — | #3,107 |
| 1978 | 12 | — | — | #3,327 |
| 1977 | 10 | — | — | #3,753 |
| 1976 | 19 | — | — | #2,389 |
| 1975 | 18 | — | — | #2,412 |
| 1974 | 24 | — | — | #1,917 |
| 1973 | 25 | — | — | #1,804 |
| 1972 | 16 | — | — | #2,386 |
| 1971 | 26 | — | — | #1,764 |
| 1970 | 14 | — | — | #2,587 |
| 1969 | 13 | — | — | #2,505 |
| 1968 | 15 | — | — | #2,159 |
| 1967 | 15 | — | — | #2,095 |
| 1966 | 13 | — | — | #2,295 |
| 1965 | 11 | — | — | #2,568 |
| 1964 | 18 | — | — | #1,948 |
| 1963 | 19 | — | #7,251 | #2,267 |
| 1962 | 22 | — | — | #1,739 |
| 1961 | 18 | — | — | #1,982 |
| 1960 | 16 | — | — | #2,093 |
| 1959 | 19 | — | — | #1,899 |
| 1958 | 14 | — | — | #2,228 |
| 1957 | 21 | — | — | #1,775 |
| 1956 | 17 | — | — | #1,993 |
| 1955 | 17 | — | — | #1,946 |
| 1954 | 18 | — | — | #1,869 |
| 1953 | 17 | — | — | #1,932 |
| 1952 | 33 | — | #4,011 | #1,572 |
| 1951 | 12 | — | — | #2,325 |
| 1950 | 14 | — | — | #2,080 |
| 1949 | 12 | — | — | #2,297 |
| 1948 | 14 | — | — | #2,080 |
| 1947 | 14 | — | — | #2,133 |
| 1946 | 15 | — | — | #1,927 |
| 1945 | 12 | — | — | #2,087 |
| 1944 | 17 | — | — | #1,714 |
| 1943 | 12 | — | — | #2,245 |
| 1942 | 18 | — | — | #1,713 |
| 1941 | 27 | — | — | #1,291 |
| 1940 | 15 | — | — | #1,864 |
| 1939 | 12 | — | — | #2,130 |
| 1938 | 19 | — | — | #1,594 |
| 1937 | 26 | — | — | #1,334 |
| 1936 | 19 | — | — | #1,578 |
| 1935 | 13 | — | — | #2,096 |
| 1934 | 22 | — | — | #1,483 |
| 1933 | 17 | — | — | #1,750 |
| 1932 | 15 | — | — | #1,971 |
| 1931 | 19 | — | — | #1,674 |
| 1930 | 10 | — | — | #2,721 |
| 1929 | 12 | — | — | #2,407 |
| 1928 | 25 | — | — | #1,501 |
| 1927 | 11 | — | — | #2,638 |
| 1926 | 10 | — | — | #2,835 |
| 1925 | 14 | — | — | #2,278 |
| 1924 | 12 | — | — | #2,573 |
| 1923 | 7 | — | — | #3,687 |
| 1922 | 7 | — | — | #3,743 |
| 1921 | 7 | — | — | #3,750 |
| 1920 | 14 | — | — | #2,296 |
| 1918 | 6 | — | — | #4,000 |
| 1917 | 5 | — | — | #4,347 |
| 1915 | 7 | — | — | #3,271 |