Marlon

English, meaning unknown

"sea fortress"

Updated Tue Oct 15 2024

Marlon Origin and Meaning

The name Marlon is a boy's name of English origin.

Associated for half a century with Marlon Brando, who inherited the French-inflected name from his father, Marlon has been especially well used by African-Americans, including the Jackson and Wayans families. Though heard much less now than it was in the seventies, this could change as parents look to the names of old Hollywood stars.

Keith Richards, Dennis Miller, and (more recently) Monet Mazur all have sons named Marlon.

# 941 in the US

Marlon Rank in US Top 1000

# 1272 on Nameberry

Marlon Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Marlon Popularity

941US2023
1272Nameberry2024
32Unique2021
45Germany2023
143Switzerland2023

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Famous People Named Marlon

Marlon Brando
American actor
Marlon Moore
American football player
Marlon Francis King
British,Jamaican footballer
Marlon Anderson Harewood
British footballer
Marlon David Jackson
American musician of The Jackson 5
Marlon Lamont Wayans
American actor/comedian
Marlon Teixeira
Brazilian male model
Marlon James
Jamaican novelist
Marlon Nathaniel Samuels
Jamaican cricketer
Marlon Rosegold Mcvey
Roudette, British,Vincentian singer,songwriter
Marlon Penn
British Virgin Islander politician

Eric Marlon Bishop
birth name of American actor Jamie Foxx
Marlon Leon Sundeep Richards (b. 1969)
son of guitarist Keith Richards and model Anita Pallenberg
Marlon Miller (b. 1983)
son of comedian Dennis Miller
Marlon de Rakoff (b. 2005)
son of actress Monet Mazur and Alex de Rakoff
Marlon Kanzan Gilbert (b. 2014)
son of guitarist Paul Gilbert of Mr. Big and Racer X
Chester Marlon Hanks (b. 199)
son of American actor Tom Hanks
Marlon Riggs
American filmmaker and activist