Marlo

English

"driftwood"

Marlo Origin and Meaning

The name Marlo is a girl's name meaning "driftwood".

Marlo first came to prominence as a perky, pretty nickname name that seemed to have been invented by or for Marlo Thomas, who was born Margaret. But Marlow and Marlowe are English surnames meaning driftwood, are more popular forms of the name, giving it historical depth and a nature meaning. And Marlo is the most truly gender-neutral, given to about 100 babies of each sex last year.

Marlo Rank in US Top 1000

# 993 in the US

Marlo Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1150 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Marlo

• 1150 Nameberry 2025
• 707 Unique 2024
• 233 Unisex 2024

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Famous People Named Marlo

• Margaret Julia "Marlo" Thomas American actress
• Marlo Morgan American novelist
• Marlo Stahl daughter of actor Nick Stahl
• Marlo Stevenson Corddry (b. 2008) daughter of actor/comedian Rob Corddry
• Marlo Iris Armstrong (b. 2009) daughter of American blogger Heather "Dooce" Armstrong
• Marlo Victoria Guay (b. 2014) daughter of skier Erik Guay
• Marlo Dwyer Old Hollywood actress

The name Marlo in Pop Culture

• Marlo Stanfield male character on TV's "The Wire"
• Marlo Higgins male main character on TV's "Marlo and the Magic Movie Machine"
• Marlo Cruz character on TV's 'Rookie Blue"
• Marlo Chandler character in The Incredible Hulk comics
• Marlo Moreau lead character in Tully played by Charlize Theron