Marlo
2025 SSA
About Marlo
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.
Pronounced MAR-loh.
As of October 2026, Marlo ranked #1839 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #396 in 1968, Nameberry popularity #932.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,167 | 88 | 49.3 |
| 2015 | #2,396 | 77 | 43.1 |
| 2016 | #2,122 | 92 | 51.9 |
| 2017 | #2,417 | 75 | 43.4 |
| 2018 | #1,993 | 99 | 58.2 |
| 2019 | #1,766 | 116 | 69.1 |
| 2020 | #2,165 | 84 | 52 |
| 2021 | #1,937 | 102 | 62.2 |
| 2022 | #1,716 | 122 | 74.4 |
| 2023 | #1,977 | 100 | 62.3 |
| 2024 | #1,707 | 119 | 73.4 |
| 2025 | #1,839 | 109 | 67.8 |
World rankings
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Marlo on lists
Famous Marlos
- 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
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