Marlin is an established variant of Marilyn that peaked in 1935 and has since faded.
Marlin is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,788 among boys (90) and #7,748 among girls (14) — overall #3,462 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 104 | 104 | #7,748 | #1,788 |
| 2024 | 93 | 93 | #10,001 | #1,913 |
| 2023 | 103 | 103 | #6,576 | #1,872 |
| 2022 | 90 | 90 | #8,857 | #1,976 |
| 2021 | 84 | 84 | #9,343 | #2,033 |
| 2020 | 77 | 77 | #10,820 | #2,086 |
| 2019 | 87 | 87 | #8,434 | #1,991 |
| 2018 | 95 | 95 | #11,126 | #1,788 |
| 2017 | 95 | 95 | #7,310 | #1,866 |
| 2016 | 86 | 86 | #7,484 | #2,036 |
| 2015 | 99 | 99 | #7,167 | #1,820 |
| 2014 | 92 | 92 | #9,940 | #1,837 |
| 2013 | 95 | 95 | #5,600 | #1,956 |
| 2012 | 118 | 118 | #4,566 | #1,752 |
| 2011 | 112 | 112 | #4,640 | #1,791 |
| 2010 | 95 | 95 | #5,357 | #1,994 |
| 2009 | 90 | 90 | #6,022 | #2,065 |
| 2008 | 119 | 119 | #3,907 | #1,870 |
| 2007 | 128 | 128 | #4,438 | #1,647 |
| 2006 | 136 | 136 | #3,834 | #1,548 |
| 2005 | 131 | 131 | #4,448 | #1,467 |
| 2004 | 123 | 123 | #3,792 | #1,563 |
| 2003 | 122 | 122 | #4,488 | #1,427 |
| 2002 | 117 | 117 | #3,635 | #1,553 |
| 2001 | 133 | 133 | #3,677 | #1,342 |
| 2000 | 115 | 115 | #4,492 | #1,415 |
| 1999 | 118 | 118 | #4,818 | #1,286 |
| 1998 | 130 | 130 | #3,702 | #1,242 |
| 1997 | 143 | — | #4,085 | #1,092 |
| 1996 | 124 | — | #4,531 | #1,165 |
| 1995 | 135 | — | #4,785 | #1,048 |
| 1994 | 141 | — | #3,753 | #1,056 |
| 1993 | 143 | — | #4,333 | #1,004 |
| 1992 | 134 | — | #4,042 | #1,057 |
| 1991 | 156 | — | #2,819 | #1,012 |
| 1990 | 144 | — | #3,864 | #968 |
| 1989 | 144 | — | #3,630 | #949 |
| 1988 | 145 | — | #4,419 | #853 |
| 1987 | 120 | — | #4,216 | #947 |
| 1986 | 104 | — | #4,465 | #1,001 |
| 1985 | 117 | — | #6,296 | #883 |
| 1984 | 120 | — | #5,745 | #845 |
| 1983 | 141 | — | #4,402 | #784 |
| 1982 | 135 | — | #4,848 | #808 |
| 1981 | 138 | — | #4,454 | #798 |
| 1980 | 127 | — | #7,845 | #807 |
| 1979 | 136 | — | #7,082 | #769 |
| 1978 | 153 | — | #5,414 | #709 |
| 1977 | 162 | — | #8,060 | #681 |
| 1976 | 176 | — | #5,857 | #637 |
| 1975 | 163 | — | #7,654 | #661 |
| 1974 | 238 | — | #4,906 | #531 |
| 1973 | 208 | — | #5,423 | #566 |
| 1972 | 250 | — | #4,687 | #509 |
| 1971 | 262 | — | #4,449 | #517 |
| 1970 | 193 | — | #4,955 | #604 |
| 1969 | 173 | — | #4,334 | #616 |
| 1968 | 203 | — | #2,678 | #568 |
| 1967 | 180 | — | #5,822 | #576 |
| 1966 | 234 | — | #3,676 | #509 |
| 1965 | 234 | — | #3,359 | #520 |
| 1964 | 235 | — | #4,854 | #520 |
| 1963 | 226 | — | #3,570 | #547 |
| 1962 | 242 | — | #2,882 | #534 |
| 1961 | 256 | — | #4,431 | #507 |
| 1960 | 245 | — | #3,464 | #524 |
| 1959 | 249 | — | #4,516 | #508 |
| 1958 | 302 | — | #3,488 | #461 |
| 1957 | 292 | — | #3,105 | #464 |
| 1956 | 299 | — | #3,830 | #445 |
| 1955 | 303 | — | #3,960 | #429 |
| 1954 | 350 | — | #3,264 | #391 |
| 1953 | 300 | — | #6,216 | #404 |
| 1952 | 314 | — | #4,356 | #394 |
| 1951 | 283 | — | #2,768 | #417 |
| 1950 | 297 | — | #4,195 | #400 |
| 1949 | 294 | — | #3,320 | #401 |
| 1948 | 311 | — | #2,789 | #393 |
| 1947 | 332 | — | #2,600 | #385 |
| 1946 | 336 | — | #3,154 | #363 |
| 1945 | 287 | — | #3,896 | #356 |
| 1944 | 230 | — | #2,888 | #407 |
| 1943 | 343 | — | #2,797 | #338 |
| 1942 | 319 | — | #2,171 | #348 |
| 1941 | 363 | — | #1,998 | #314 |
| 1940 | 328 | — | #2,377 | #318 |
| 1939 | 379 | — | #2,860 | #287 |
| 1938 | 355 | — | #2,526 | #295 |
| 1937 | 362 | — | #2,062 | #290 |
| 1936 | 348 | — | #2,639 | #294 |
| 1935 | 400 | — | #2,265 | #276 |
| 1934 | 329 | — | #4,734 | #301 |
| 1933 | 350 | — | #2,809 | #287 |
| 1932 | 362 | — | #2,590 | #293 |
| 1931 | 311 | — | #3,142 | #311 |
| 1930 | 312 | — | — | #314 |
| 1929 | 265 | — | — | #345 |
| 1928 | 291 | — | #2,899 | #337 |
| 1927 | 258 | — | #4,125 | #369 |
| 1926 | 245 | — | #3,782 | #381 |
| 1925 | 241 | — | — | #384 |
| 1924 | 242 | — | #5,592 | #394 |
| 1923 | 196 | — | — | #434 |
| 1922 | 219 | — | — | #408 |
| 1921 | 210 | — | — | #419 |
| 1920 | 172 | — | — | #465 |
| 1919 | 188 | — | #5,292 | #438 |
| 1918 | 182 | — | — | #441 |
| 1917 | 164 | — | — | #441 |
| 1916 | 155 | — | — | #449 |
| 1915 | 134 | — | #4,077 | #490 |
| 1914 | 97 | — | — | #498 |
| 1913 | 79 | — | — | #490 |
| 1912 | 74 | — | — | #462 |
| 1911 | 35 | — | — | #501 |
| 1910 | 14 | — | — | #845 |
| 1909 | 15 | — | — | #742 |
| 1908 | 19 | — | — | #605 |
| 1907 | 9 | — | — | #975 |
| 1906 | 12 | — | — | #736 |
| 1905 | 9 | — | — | #890 |
| 1904 | 16 | — | — | #583 |
| 1903 | 7 | — | — | #979 |
| 1902 | 15 | — | — | #574 |
| 1901 | 11 | — | — | #665 |
| 1900 | 11 | — | — | #826 |
| 1899 | 6 | — | — | #1,007 |
| 1898 | 8 | — | — | #859 |
| 1897 | 7 | — | — | #904 |
| 1893 | 9 | — | — | #742 |
| 1891 | 6 | — | — | #918 |
| 1884 | 6 | — | — | #928 |