Marlon
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
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.
Marlon is also given to girls.
Pronounced MAR-lun.
As of October 2026, Marlon ranked #1105 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #217 in 1972, Nameberry popularity #554.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #745 | 319 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #819 | 277 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #813 | 284 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #793 | 291 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #848 | 262 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #856 | 260 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #983 | 217 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #1,029 | 213 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #993 | 225 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #942 | 240 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #1,084 | 200 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #1,105 | 195 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Marlon for boys
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Marlon on lists
Famous Marlons
- Marlon BrandoBoy
American actor
- Marlon MooreBoy
American football player
- Marlon Francis KingBoy
British,Jamaican footballer
- Marlon Anderson HarewoodBoy
British footballer
- Marlon David JacksonBoy
American musician of The Jackson 5
- Marlon Lamont WayansBoy
American actor/comedian
- Marlon TeixeiraBoy
Brazilian male model
- Marlon JamesBoy
Jamaican novelist
- Marlon Nathaniel SamuelsBoy
Jamaican cricketer
- Marlon Rosegold McveyBoy
Roudette, British,Vincentian singer,songwriter
- Marlon PennBoy
British Virgin Islander politician
- Eric Marlon BishopBoy
birth name of American actor Jamie Foxx
- Marlon Leon Sundeep Richards (b. 1969)Boy
son of guitarist Keith Richards and model Anita Pallenberg
- Marlon Miller (b. 1983)Boy
son of comedian Dennis Miller
- Marlon de Rakoff (b. 2005)Boy
son of actress Monet Mazur and Alex de Rakoff
- Marlon Kanzan Gilbert (b. 2014)Boy
son of guitarist Paul Gilbert of Mr. Big and Racer X
- Chester Marlon Hanks (b. 199)Boy
son of American actor Tom Hanks
- Marlon RiggsBoy
American filmmaker and activist
Marlon in pop culture
- Marlon Sebastian DingleBoy
character on British soap "Emmerdale"
- Marlon RimesBoy
character in video game 'Ace Attorney'
- MarlonBoy
country and royal family in the Evillious Chronicles
- MarlonBoy
character in the video game "Stardew Valley"