Marlon is an established variant of Marilyn that peaked in 1972 and has since faded.
Marlon is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,105 for boy births in the United States (and #2,261 across all names), given to 195 babies. Marlon first appears in 1914 and peaked in 1972 (1,028 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 195 | 195 | — | #1,105 |
| 2024 | 201 | 201 | — | #1,086 |
| 2023 | 240 | 240 | — | #943 |
| 2022 | 226 | 226 | — | #992 |
| 2021 | 213 | 213 | — | #1,030 |
| 2020 | 217 | 217 | — | #984 |
| 2019 | 260 | 260 | — | #856 |
| 2018 | 262 | 267 | — | #848 |
| 2017 | 291 | 291 | — | #793 |
| 2016 | 284 | 284 | — | #813 |
| 2015 | 277 | 282 | — | #819 |
| 2014 | 319 | 319 | — | #745 |
| 2013 | 327 | 327 | — | #719 |
| 2012 | 340 | 345 | — | #699 |
| 2011 | 367 | 374 | — | #638 |
| 2010 | 411 | 411 | — | #607 |
| 2009 | 382 | 382 | — | #651 |
| 2008 | 455 | 460 | — | #569 |
| 2007 | 467 | 475 | — | #551 |
| 2006 | 509 | 523 | — | #509 |
| 2005 | 479 | 484 | — | #514 |
| 2004 | 460 | 467 | — | #522 |
| 2003 | 462 | 462 | — | #519 |
| 2002 | 447 | 453 | — | #512 |
| 2001 | 454 | 460 | — | #503 |
| 2000 | 458 | 458 | #14,340 | #507 |
| 1999 | 437 | 443 | — | #497 |
| 1998 | 442 | 453 | — | #493 |
| 1997 | 484 | — | #15,233 | #462 |
| 1996 | 466 | — | — | #469 |
| 1995 | 450 | — | #12,753 | #488 |
| 1994 | 445 | — | — | #479 |
| 1993 | 441 | — | #14,898 | #482 |
| 1992 | 458 | — | #12,751 | #475 |
| 1991 | 481 | — | — | #449 |
| 1990 | 477 | — | #9,821 | #457 |
| 1989 | 420 | — | #10,416 | #463 |
| 1988 | 496 | — | #8,900 | #408 |
| 1987 | 415 | — | — | #433 |
| 1986 | 411 | — | #7,503 | #432 |
| 1985 | 518 | — | #7,334 | #361 |
| 1984 | 483 | — | #8,755 | #370 |
| 1983 | 401 | — | — | #407 |
| 1982 | 462 | — | #11,584 | #378 |
| 1981 | 438 | — | #7,145 | #391 |
| 1980 | 544 | — | #9,838 | #344 |
| 1979 | 604 | — | #5,293 | #319 |
| 1978 | 540 | — | #6,219 | #330 |
| 1977 | 660 | — | #6,661 | #297 |
| 1976 | 757 | — | #4,499 | #263 |
| 1975 | 650 | — | #5,371 | #297 |
| 1974 | 770 | — | #4,356 | #256 |
| 1973 | 924 | — | #3,302 | #233 |
| 1972 | 1,037 | — | #5,756 | #217 |
| 1971 | 778 | — | #4,721 | #277 |
| 1970 | 467 | — | #5,659 | #378 |
| 1969 | 231 | — | — | #512 |
| 1968 | 248 | — | #3,915 | #494 |
| 1967 | 320 | — | #4,844 | #430 |
| 1966 | 259 | — | — | #478 |
| 1965 | 267 | — | #6,253 | #480 |
| 1964 | 267 | — | — | #482 |
| 1963 | 357 | — | #5,678 | #428 |
| 1962 | 295 | — | #7,190 | #468 |
| 1961 | 303 | — | — | #466 |
| 1960 | 301 | — | #6,966 | #462 |
| 1959 | 275 | — | #5,997 | #477 |
| 1958 | 351 | — | #5,857 | #424 |
| 1957 | 303 | — | #4,099 | #450 |
| 1956 | 375 | — | #4,078 | #397 |
| 1955 | 457 | — | #4,610 | #344 |
| 1954 | 211 | — | #4,527 | #510 |
| 1953 | 84 | — | — | #777 |
| 1952 | 98 | — | — | #711 |
| 1951 | 68 | — | — | #851 |
| 1950 | 52 | — | — | #968 |
| 1949 | 36 | — | — | #1,195 |
| 1948 | 27 | — | — | #1,420 |
| 1947 | 30 | — | — | #1,353 |
| 1946 | 29 | — | — | #1,322 |
| 1945 | 37 | — | #3,897 | #1,220 |
| 1944 | 22 | — | — | #1,466 |
| 1943 | 30 | — | — | #1,274 |
| 1942 | 40 | — | — | #1,083 |
| 1941 | 40 | — | — | #1,033 |
| 1940 | 19 | — | — | #1,606 |
| 1939 | 25 | — | — | #1,352 |
| 1938 | 20 | — | — | #1,548 |
| 1937 | 25 | — | — | #1,362 |
| 1936 | 27 | — | — | #1,289 |
| 1935 | 31 | — | — | #1,218 |
| 1934 | 21 | — | — | #1,538 |
| 1933 | 31 | — | #4,635 | #1,325 |
| 1932 | 23 | — | — | #1,497 |
| 1931 | 25 | — | — | #1,415 |
| 1930 | 27 | — | #5,001 | #1,587 |
| 1929 | 28 | — | — | #1,365 |
| 1928 | 25 | — | — | #1,502 |
| 1927 | 21 | — | — | #1,729 |
| 1926 | 16 | — | — | #2,043 |
| 1925 | 21 | — | — | #1,722 |
| 1924 | 23 | — | — | #1,660 |
| 1923 | 24 | — | #3,548 | #2,190 |
| 1922 | 10 | — | — | #2,929 |
| 1921 | 13 | — | — | #2,456 |
| 1920 | 23 | — | — | #1,626 |
| 1919 | 9 | — | — | #3,028 |
| 1917 | 11 | — | — | #2,512 |
| 1916 | 8 | — | — | #3,086 |
| 1915 | 9 | — | — | #2,748 |
| 1914 | 5 | — | — | #3,579 |