Marlon
About Marlon
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.
As of October 2026, Marlon ranked #1105 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #217 in 1972, Nameberry popularity #855.
Editor's take: The name Marlon is a boy's name of English origin meaning "little hawk".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #745 | 319 | 166.1 |
| 2015 | #819 | 277 | 144.5 |
| 2016 | #813 | 284 | 149.7 |
| 2017 | #793 | 291 | 157.2 |
| 2018 | #848 | 262 | 144.3 |
| 2019 | #856 | 260 | 144.9 |
| 2020 | #983 | 217 | 125.7 |
| 2021 | #1,029 | 213 | 121.8 |
| 2022 | #993 | 225 | 128.9 |
| 2023 | #942 | 240 | 140.3 |
| 2024 | #1,084 | 200 | 116.1 |
| 2025 | #1,105 | 195 | 114.2 |
World rankings
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Marlon on lists
Famous Marlons
- 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
Marlon in pop culture
- Marlon Sebastian Dingle
character on British soap "Emmerdale"
- Marlon Rimes
character in video game 'Ace Attorney'
- Marlon
country and royal family in the Evillious Chronicles
- Marlon
character in the video game "Stardew Valley"