Marlo is an established variant of Marla that peaked in 1970 and has grown less common since.
Marlo is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,839 among girls (109) and #1,720 among boys (95) — overall #2,183 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 204 | 204 | #1,839 | #1,720 |
| 2024 | 219 | 219 | #1,713 | #1,680 |
| 2023 | 206 | 206 | #1,980 | #1,637 |
| 2022 | 198 | 198 | #1,718 | #2,014 |
| 2021 | 185 | 185 | #1,938 | #1,864 |
| 2020 | 164 | 164 | #2,166 | #1,861 |
| 2019 | 193 | 193 | #1,767 | #1,926 |
| 2018 | 164 | 164 | #1,994 | #2,158 |
| 2017 | 124 | 124 | #2,418 | #2,586 |
| 2016 | 164 | 164 | #2,122 | #2,003 |
| 2015 | 124 | 124 | #2,397 | #2,630 |
| 2014 | 144 | 144 | #2,169 | #2,334 |
| 2013 | 139 | 139 | #2,089 | #2,582 |
| 2012 | 143 | 143 | #1,926 | #2,937 |
| 2011 | 120 | 120 | #2,362 | #2,882 |
| 2010 | 128 | 128 | #2,286 | #2,769 |
| 2009 | 103 | 103 | #2,611 | #3,449 |
| 2008 | 114 | 114 | #2,475 | #3,144 |
| 2007 | 75 | 75 | #3,835 | #3,355 |
| 2006 | 99 | 99 | #2,931 | #2,863 |
| 2005 | 67 | 67 | #3,562 | #3,782 |
| 2004 | 59 | 59 | #4,062 | #3,821 |
| 2003 | 73 | 73 | #3,849 | #2,711 |
| 2002 | 60 | 60 | #4,044 | #3,235 |
| 2001 | 60 | 60 | #4,074 | #3,115 |
| 2000 | 68 | 68 | #3,635 | #2,844 |
| 1999 | 61 | 61 | #4,040 | #2,702 |
| 1998 | 71 | 71 | #3,094 | #2,758 |
| 1997 | 63 | — | #3,017 | #3,230 |
| 1996 | 69 | — | #3,203 | #2,467 |
| 1995 | 66 | — | #3,636 | #2,240 |
| 1994 | 49 | — | #4,955 | #2,601 |
| 1993 | 48 | — | #4,482 | #2,839 |
| 1992 | 70 | — | #2,670 | #2,897 |
| 1991 | 63 | — | #3,416 | #2,327 |
| 1990 | 60 | — | #3,485 | #2,412 |
| 1989 | 61 | — | #3,535 | #2,184 |
| 1988 | 89 | — | #2,774 | #1,495 |
| 1987 | 73 | — | #2,694 | #1,821 |
| 1986 | 59 | — | #2,761 | #2,336 |
| 1985 | 82 | — | #1,964 | #2,158 |
| 1984 | 85 | — | #2,104 | #1,620 |
| 1983 | 105 | — | #1,875 | #1,343 |
| 1982 | 111 | — | #1,595 | #1,636 |
| 1981 | 112 | — | #1,798 | #1,320 |
| 1980 | 150 | — | #1,333 | #1,254 |
| 1979 | 162 | — | #1,328 | #1,085 |
| 1978 | 168 | — | #1,236 | #1,065 |
| 1977 | 202 | — | #993 | #1,076 |
| 1976 | 250 | — | #828 | #928 |
| 1975 | 243 | — | #752 | #1,175 |
| 1974 | 276 | — | #708 | #991 |
| 1973 | 329 | — | #614 | #910 |
| 1972 | 407 | — | #526 | #882 |
| 1971 | 529 | — | #434 | #1,193 |
| 1970 | 635 | — | #398 | #1,289 |
| 1969 | 534 | — | #434 | #1,344 |
| 1968 | 573 | — | #396 | #1,494 |
| 1967 | 381 | — | #504 | #1,467 |
| 1966 | 128 | — | #1,036 | #1,500 |
| 1965 | 41 | — | #3,216 | #1,581 |
| 1964 | 42 | — | #2,722 | #1,835 |
| 1963 | 36 | — | #3,279 | #1,817 |
| 1962 | 52 | — | #2,196 | #1,740 |
| 1961 | 40 | — | #3,549 | #1,589 |
| 1960 | 35 | — | #5,027 | #1,570 |
| 1959 | 32 | — | #4,881 | #1,650 |
| 1958 | 33 | — | #5,856 | #1,527 |
| 1957 | 33 | — | #3,428 | #1,821 |
| 1956 | 39 | — | #3,266 | #1,595 |
| 1955 | 38 | — | #4,270 | #1,440 |
| 1954 | 51 | — | #2,491 | #1,376 |
| 1953 | 31 | — | #4,124 | #1,661 |
| 1952 | 47 | — | #3,006 | #1,310 |
| 1951 | 40 | — | #2,885 | #1,477 |
| 1950 | 22 | — | #5,084 | #1,924 |
| 1949 | 25 | — | #3,107 | #2,188 |
| 1948 | 32 | — | #2,463 | #1,995 |
| 1947 | 25 | — | #3,006 | #2,321 |
| 1946 | 23 | — | #2,697 | #2,632 |
| 1945 | 19 | — | #3,580 | #2,207 |
| 1944 | 19 | — | #3,581 | #2,270 |
| 1943 | 30 | — | #2,517 | #1,884 |
| 1942 | 25 | — | #2,930 | #2,014 |
| 1941 | 24 | — | #3,445 | #1,802 |
| 1940 | 13 | — | — | #2,050 |
| 1939 | 21 | — | #4,094 | #1,846 |
| 1938 | 26 | — | #3,358 | #1,664 |
| 1937 | 19 | — | — | #1,615 |
| 1936 | 17 | — | — | #1,700 |
| 1935 | 35 | — | #3,633 | #1,287 |
| 1934 | 26 | — | #3,683 | #1,646 |
| 1933 | 17 | — | — | #1,751 |
| 1932 | 15 | — | — | #1,972 |
| 1931 | 20 | — | #3,400 | #2,285 |
| 1930 | 13 | — | — | #2,256 |
| 1929 | 17 | — | — | #1,903 |
| 1928 | 14 | — | — | #2,228 |
| 1927 | 10 | — | — | #2,836 |
| 1926 | 11 | — | — | #2,673 |
| 1925 | 10 | — | — | #2,865 |
| 1924 | 13 | — | — | #2,426 |
| 1923 | 10 | — | — | #2,876 |
| 1922 | 8 | — | — | #3,438 |
| 1920 | 9 | — | — | #3,119 |
| 1919 | 10 | — | — | #2,799 |
| 1917 | 8 | — | — | #3,106 |
| 1915 | 7 | — | — | #3,272 |