Marlow
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Marlow
This old English surname is gaining popularity, especially for girls. Though the Marlowe spelling is both the most popular and most feminine form of the name, second-place Marlow is 75 percent female. Marlo is 50-50.
Marlow for boys#2323 US
Marlow is a suave, unusual surname-name that was chosen by Celine designer Phoebe Philo for her older son. This is a name with many spellings and many difference in gender identity. Marlowe is decidedly female, with only 10 percent of the babies named Marlowe male, while Marlow is 25 percent male, and Marlo is evenly divided.
Pronounced MAR-loh.
As of October 2026, Marlow ranked #1167 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #840.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,797 | 62 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #2,229 | 85 | #4,996 | 19 |
| 2016 | #2,107 | 93 | #4,419 | 23 |
| 2017 | #1,913 | 106 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #2,156 | 88 | #3,281 | 35 |
| 2019 | #1,706 | 123 | #2,883 | 43 |
| 2020 | #2,026 | 92 | #3,983 | 26 |
| 2021 | #1,446 | 149 | #2,365 | 58 |
| 2022 | #1,672 | 126 | #2,698 | 49 |
| 2023 | #1,370 | 165 | #2,377 | 58 |
| 2024 | #1,319 | 174 | #2,490 | 55 |
| 2025 | #1,167 | 199 | #2,323 | 60 |
World rankings
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Famous Marlows
- Marjorie Jewel "Marlow" MossGirl
English painter and sculptor
- Marlow Gossard (b. 2013)Girl
daughter of drummer Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam
- Marlow Alice Cross (b. 2017)Girl
daughter of actress Amber Tamblyn and David Cross
- Marlow SternBoy
American journalist
Marlow in pop culture
- Charles MarlowBoy
main character in "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad
- "Marlow Briggs and the Mask of DeathBoy
" video game