Masculine dossier · first seen 1884

Marlin

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Marlin
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1935

Peak rank proxy

386

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Silent Generation

1884Peak 19352024

Peak year

1935

Decline from peak

79%

2024

All-time

21,078

Marlin has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1935, when 386 boys were named Marlin.

In 2024, only 81 boys were given the name.

Down 79% from its peak.

All told, about 21,078 Americans have been named Marlin and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1884.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationSilent Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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