Masculine dossier · first seen 1914

Marlon

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1972

Peak era

1972

Peak rank proxy

1,028

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen X

1914Peak 19722024

Peak year

1972

Decline from peak

80.5%

2024

200

All-time

30,759

Marlon is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1972, when 1,028 boys were named Marlon.

In 2024, only 200 boys were given the name.

Down 80.5% from its peak.

All told, about 30,759 Americans have been named Marlon and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1914.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen X

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1972

19721,028 boys named Marlon

2024200 boys named Marlon

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