Marlo

#1,833 for girls in 2025, 109 births · #1,708 for boys in 2025, 95 births
Given to girls 66.4% of the time

Showing
Show data for
Peak · girls
1968 · 545 births
Debut · girls
8 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
7,264
since 1931

Marlo over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201971peak #395, 1968peak #877, 1972girlsboys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,833109#1,70895
2024#1,708119#1,673100
2023#1,965100#1,632106
2022#1,710122#2,00076
2021#1,926102#1,85383
2020#2,15684#1,84980
2019#1,763116#1,91777
2018#1,97899#2,14765
2017#2,40175#2,56649
2016#2,11792#1,99172
2015#2,38277#2,60047
2014#2,15488#2,31756
2013#2,08392#2,56247
2012#1,918103#2,90540
2011#2,34679#2,85241
2010#2,27484#2,73044
2009#2,59271#3,39932
2008#2,46277#3,10337
2007#3,78642#3,31333
2006#2,91659#2,83240
2005#3,50942#3,71025
2004#3,98935#3,73524
2003#3,80536#2,67437
2002#3,97832#3,18828
2001#4,02531#3,06129
2000#3,59136#2,80532
1999#3,97029#2,66532
1998#3,06841#2,71130
1997#2,97740#3,16023
1996#3,14937#2,44132
1995#3,58530#2,21036
1994#4,84520#2,55629
1993#4,39323#2,78625
1992#2,65046#2,83424
1991#3,36932#2,29531
1990#3,43631#2,37329
1989#3,47729#2,15432
1988#2,74438#1,48251
1987#2,65737#1,79336
1986#2,72435#2,29024
1985#1,94856#2,11626
1984#2,08148#1,60637
1983#1,85856#1,32749
1982#1,58474#1,62237
1981#1,79062#1,30950
1980#1,32895#1,23855
1979#1,32394#1,07768
1978#1,231101#1,06067
1977#992137#1,07165
1976#826168#92182
1975#748191#1,17052
1974#707207#98869
1973#614251#90478
1972#526323#87784
1971#432481#1,18148
1970#396593#1,27842
1969#432498#1,32636
1968#395545#1,47828
1967#503353#1,44928
1966#1,031101#1,48427
1965#3,14916#1,55925
1964#2,67522#1,79320
1963#3,17616#1,79220
1962#2,16330#1,71322
1961#3,46014#1,57026
1960#4,7738#1,55227
1959#4,6258#1,62024
1958#5,4086#1,51127
1957#3,30913#1,79120
1956#3,18614#1,56825
1955#4,0699#1,41929
1954#2,45020#1,36131
1953#3,9559#1,63022
1952#2,92114#1,29733
1951#2,81014#1,46226
1950#4,7386#1,87916
1949#2,99912#2,12313
1948#2,41617#1,94315
1947#2,89813#2,25112
1946#2,59714#2,5349
1945#3,3888#2,13111
1944#3,3788#2,19511
1943#2,44714#1,83316
1942#2,81711#1,94614
1941#3,2528#1,75916
1940—#1,98313
1939#3,7826#1,79515
1938#3,1818#1,61318
1937—#1,57619
1936—#1,63917
1935#3,4317#1,27328
1934#3,4497#1,60819
1933—#1,70717
1932—#1,92215
1931#3,2268#2,20712
1930—#2,17813
1929—#1,84817
1928—#2,16214
1927—#2,70310
1926—#2,56611
1925—#2,75510
1924—#2,34713
1923—#2,77210
1922—#3,2528
1921——
1920—#2,9679
1919—#2,66510
1918——
1917—#2,9568
1916——
1915—#3,0827
1914——
1913——
1912——
1911——
1910——
1909——
1908——
1907——
1906——
1905——
1904——
1903——
1902——
1901——
1900——
1899——
1898——
1897——
1896——
1895——
1894——
1893——
1892——
1891——
1890——
1889——
1888——
1887——
1886——
1885——
1884——
1883——
1882——
1881——
1880——
First appearance
1931

The first year at least five girls were named Marlo! It came in at #3,226, and was given to 8 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1932–1933, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Marlo is popular in 1971

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Marlo, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Marlo, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Marlo, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Marlo, so not publishedNHWashington: #553 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,469 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Marlo, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Marlo, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Marlo, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #310 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,461 girlsMNIllinois: #364 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 2,362 girlsILWisconsin: #470 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,151 girlsWIMichigan: #307 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 2,030 girlsMINew York: #519 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 4,174 girlsNYMassachusetts: #464 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,896 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Marlo, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Marlo, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Marlo, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Marlo, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Marlo, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Marlo, so not publishedIAIndiana: #614 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,852 girlsINOhio: #400 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,638 girlsOHPennsylvania: #318 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 2,172 girlsPANew Jersey: #382 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,580 girlsNJConnecticut: #300 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,846 girlsCTCalifornia: #421 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 2,603 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Marlo, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Marlo, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Marlo, so not publishedNEMissouri: #366 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,849 girlsMOKentucky: #471 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,329 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Marlo, so not publishedWVVirginia: #374 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,005 girlsVAMaryland: #518 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,689 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Marlo, so not publishedDEArizona: #377 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,886 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Marlo, so not publishedNMKansas: #357 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,255 girlsKSArkansas: #281 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,546 girlsARTennessee: #496 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,445 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #487 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,474 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Marlo, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Marlo, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #440 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,942 girlsOKLouisiana: #399 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,429 girlsLAMississippi: #349 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,072 girlsMSAlabama: #481 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,797 girlsALGeorgia: #543 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,854 girlsGAHawaii: #264 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 945 girlsHITexas: #540 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 3,846 girlsTXFlorida: #407 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,809 girlsFL

Hover or tap a state for its numbers.

Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#264 · 1 in 945
  2. Arkansas#281 · 1 in 1,546
  3. Connecticut#300 · 1 in 1,846
  4. Michigan#307 · 1 in 2,030
  5. Minnesota#310 · 1 in 2,461

Best ever in a state: #149 in Hawaii, 1968.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#26451 in 945
Arkansas#28191 in 1,546
Connecticut#300101 in 1,846
Michigan#307341 in 2,030
Minnesota#310111 in 2,461
Pennsylvania#318371 in 2,172
Mississippi#34991 in 2,072
Kansas#35761 in 2,255
Illinois#364351 in 2,362
Missouri#366121 in 2,849
Virginia#374111 in 3,005
Arizona#37781 in 1,886
New Jersey#382181 in 2,580
Louisiana#399121 in 2,429
Ohio#400231 in 3,638
Florida#407171 in 2,809
California#421571 in 2,603
Oklahoma#44061 in 2,942
Massachusetts#46481 in 4,896
Wisconsin#47061 in 5,151
Kentucky#47161 in 4,329
Alabama#48171 in 3,797
North Carolina#48791 in 4,474
Tennessee#49671 in 4,445
Maryland#51851 in 4,689
New York#519301 in 4,174
Texas#540271 in 3,846
Georgia#54381 in 4,854
Washington#55351 in 4,469
Indiana#61461 in 6,852
Alaska———
Colorado———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Idaho———
Iowa———
Maine———
Montana———
Nebraska———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Mexico———
North Dakota———
Oregon———
Rhode Island———
South Carolina———
South Dakota———
Utah———
Vermont———
West Virginia———
Wyoming———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Marlo
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 125 spots since 2024 (#1,708 → #1,833)
  • 323 spots since 2020 (#2,156 → #1,833)
  • 549 spots since 2015 (#2,382 → #1,833)
  • Biggest jump: 528 spots in 1967 (#1,031 → #503)
  • Biggest drop: 239 spots in 1978 (#992 → #1,231)
Rise & fade · girls
37 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1931
  • Peaked 1968 at #395 (545 births)
  • Births halved by 1973, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 11 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 11 yrs · run 1967–1977
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,948
  • Highest: 1 in 2,948 girls born in 1970 were named Marlo (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 14,746 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #395 in 1968, was only 1 in 3,010 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 35.0% of all girls named Marlo (2,546) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2024
  • Mostly boys until 2023, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1930s36#3,181 (1938)#3,414
1940s105#2,416 (1948)#2,910
1950s113#2,450 (1954)#3,747
1960s1,603#395 (1968)#2,176
1970s2,546#396 (1970)#780
1980s530#1,328 (1980)#2,219
1990s329#2,650 (1992)#3,544
2000s461#2,462 (2008)#3,465
2010s905#1,763 (2019)#2,142
2020s636#1,708 (2024)#1,883

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Marlo in 1971

girls
#432
481 births · 1 in 3,459 girls
boys
#1,181
48 births · 1 in 36,843 boys

Top girls' names in 1971

  1. #1Jennifer56,771
  2. #2Michelle33,160
  3. #3Lisa32,907
  4. #4Kimberly30,708
  5. #5Amy26,237
  6. #6Angela25,901
  7. #7Melissa23,875
  8. #8Tammy17,656
  9. #9Mary16,703
  10. #10Julie15,322
  11. #432Marlo481

Top boys' names in 1971

  1. #1Michael77,577
  2. #2James54,597
  3. #3David53,113
  4. #4John51,512
  5. #5Robert50,634
  6. #6Christopher48,225
  7. #7William35,413
  8. #8Jason34,173
  9. #9Brian32,624
  10. #10Scott30,901
  11. #1,181Marlo48
More about 1971

girls

1,663,823 girls got a published name in 1971; 1 in 3,459 of them was named Marlo, which outranked 95.5% of the 9,645 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marlo
  1. #429Kimberlee487
  2. #430Karyn484
  3. #431Nadine483
  4. #432Marlo481
  5. #432Amelia481
  6. #432Lashawn481
  7. #432Mia481
  8. #436Guadalupe480
  9. #436Irma480
  10. #438Dolores478

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,115Yesenia#2,522 → #407
  2. ↑ 1,431Shayla#2,267 → #836
  3. ↑ 853Ebony#1,681 → #828
  4. ↑ 749Consuela#1,706 → #957
  5. ↑ 510Candida#1,196 → #686
Fallers
  1. ↓ 572Sebrina#916 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 382Janene#684 → #1,066
  3. ↓ 375Treena#989 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 356Tisa#910 → #1,266
  5. ↓ 351Shaun#929 → #1,280

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,768,447 boys got a published name in 1971; 1 in 36,843 of them was named Marlo, which outranked 79.1% of the 5,655 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marlo
  1. #1,165Rojelio49
  2. #1,165Vernell49
  3. #1,165Zachery49
  4. #1,181Marlo48
  5. #1,181Alden48
  6. #1,181Amir48
  7. #1,181Brandy48
  8. #1,199Ahmed47
  9. #1,199Asa47
  10. #1,199Christos47

Tied with 17 names at #1,181; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
  1. ↑ 754Germaine#1,582 → #828
  2. ↑ 626Jeramie#1,546 → #920
  3. ↑ 512Jeremey#1,396 → #884
  4. ↑ 473Jarod#1,337 → #864
  5. ↑ 454Jamel#1,374 → #920
Fallers
  1. ↓ 328Adolph#926 → #1,254
  2. ↓ 272Dwane#1,000 → #1,272
  3. ↓ 266Bronson#861 → #1,127
  4. ↓ 244Mitch#921 → #1,165
  5. ↓ 242Enrico#839 → #1,081

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1971 →