Marlowe
#523 for girls in 2025, 575 births · #3,240 for boys in 2025, 36 births
Given to girls 74.3% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2025 · 575 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 4,805since 1918
Marlowe over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #523 | 575 | #3,240 | 36 |
| 2024 | #624 | 478 | #2,750 | 47 |
| 2023 | #835 | 328 | #3,117 | 39 |
| 2022 | #779 | 365 | #3,464 | 33 |
| 2021 | #896 | 302 | #5,562 | 16 |
| 2020 | #924 | 279 | #4,540 | 21 |
| 2019 | #1,054 | 243 | #4,639 | 21 |
| 2018 | #1,044 | 246 | #3,607 | 30 |
| 2017 | #985 | 264 | #5,526 | 16 |
| 2016 | #1,034 | 256 | #4,943 | 19 |
| 2015 | #1,139 | 222 | #5,289 | 17 |
| 2014 | #1,186 | 206 | #5,485 | 16 |
| 2013 | #1,277 | 185 | #7,026 | 11 |
| 2012 | #1,929 | 102 | #6,001 | 14 |
| 2011 | #2,238 | 84 | #4,822 | 19 |
| 2010 | #2,752 | 64 | #5,478 | 16 |
| 2009 | #2,270 | 86 | #7,236 | 11 |
| 2008 | #3,859 | 41 | #5,487 | 16 |
| 2007 | #5,097 | 28 | #8,915 | 8 |
| 2006 | #6,592 | 19 | #5,525 | 15 |
| 2005 | #6,528 | 18 | #8,299 | 8 |
| 2004 | #9,892 | 10 | #11,356 | 5 |
| 2003 | #10,425 | 9 | #5,877 | 12 |
| 2002 | #7,045 | 15 | #6,522 | 10 |
| 2001 | #10,102 | 9 | #10,556 | 5 |
| 2000 | #6,808 | 15 | #7,416 | 8 |
| 1999 | #7,716 | 12 | — | |
| 1998 | #7,532 | 12 | #7,560 | 7 |
| 1997 | #12,070 | 6 | #6,100 | 9 |
| 1996 | #11,807 | 6 | #7,136 | 7 |
| 1995 | — | #6,407 | 8 | |
| 1994 | #8,122 | 10 | #6,372 | 8 |
| 1993 | #13,442 | 5 | #6,228 | 8 |
| 1992 | #7,512 | 11 | #4,327 | 13 |
| 1991 | #11,509 | 6 | #4,231 | 13 |
| 1990 | #8,501 | 9 | #5,823 | 8 |
| 1989 | #5,545 | 15 | #6,229 | 7 |
| 1988 | — | #4,450 | 10 | |
| 1987 | #7,353 | 9 | #4,573 | 9 |
| 1986 | — | #4,130 | 10 | |
| 1985 | #9,307 | 6 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1984 | #6,810 | 9 | #4,973 | 7 |
| 1983 | #6,212 | 10 | #4,499 | 8 |
| 1982 | #8,224 | 7 | #3,692 | 11 |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 | #4,509 | 8 |
| 1980 | #8,178 | 7 | — | |
| 1979 | #7,313 | 8 | #4,842 | 7 |
| 1978 | #8,562 | 6 | #3,400 | 11 |
| 1977 | — | #3,037 | 13 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,601 | 16 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,751 | 14 | |
| 1974 | #6,258 | 8 | #2,129 | 20 |
| 1973 | #4,586 | 12 | #2,036 | 20 |
| 1972 | #5,109 | 10 | #1,966 | 21 |
| 1971 | #4,534 | 12 | #2,366 | 16 |
| 1970 | #4,492 | 12 | #1,794 | 24 |
| 1969 | #5,057 | 9 | #2,217 | 15 |
| 1968 | #4,489 | 10 | #2,200 | 14 |
| 1967 | #4,053 | 11 | #2,470 | 11 |
| 1966 | — | #2,216 | 13 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,982 | 8 | |
| 1964 | — | #2,409 | 12 | |
| 1963 | — | #2,044 | 16 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,279 | 13 | |
| 1961 | #6,567 | 5 | #1,778 | 21 |
| 1960 | — | #2,423 | 12 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,295 | 13 | |
| 1958 | — | #3,033 | 8 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,019 | 16 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,886 | 18 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,902 | 17 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,668 | 21 | |
| 1953 | — | #2,099 | 14 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,323 | 32 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,489 | 25 | |
| 1950 | #4,738 | 6 | #2,321 | 11 |
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | #2,022 | 14 |
| 1948 | — | #1,656 | 20 | |
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | #1,555 | 23 |
| 1946 | — | #1,813 | 16 | |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | #2,574 | 8 |
| 1944 | — | #1,738 | 16 | |
| 1943 | #4,196 | 6 | #2,964 | 7 |
| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 | #2,268 | 11 |
| 1941 | #3,559 | 7 | — | |
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | #1,802 | 15 |
| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 | #1,578 | 18 |
| 1938 | — | #1,976 | 13 | |
| 1937 | #2,940 | 9 | #1,913 | 14 |
| 1936 | — | #1,723 | 16 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,584 | 19 | |
| 1934 | #3,449 | 7 | #1,461 | 22 |
| 1933 | — | #1,405 | 23 | |
| 1932 | #3,568 | 7 | #1,777 | 17 |
| 1931 | — | #1,770 | 17 | |
| 1930 | #4,550 | 5 | #1,602 | 21 |
| 1929 | — | #1,848 | 17 | |
| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 | #1,522 | 24 |
| 1927 | — | #1,959 | 17 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,846 | 18 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,870 | 18 | |
| 1924 | #4,002 | 7 | #2,822 | 10 |
| 1923 | #3,971 | 7 | #2,123 | 15 |
| 1922 | — | #2,486 | 12 | |
| 1921 | #4,464 | 6 | #2,376 | 13 |
| 1920 | — | #1,966 | 17 | |
| 1919 | — | #2,877 | 9 | |
| 1918 | #4,291 | 6 | #1,827 | 18 |
| 1917 | — | #2,280 | 12 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,849 | 16 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,878 | 15 | |
| 1914 | — | #3,264 | 5 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,441 | 14 | |
| 1912 | — | #2,544 | 5 | |
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| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Marlowe! It came in at #4,291, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1919–1920, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
See more about Marlowe
- 101 spots since 2024 (#624 → #523)
- 401 spots since 2020 (#924 → #523)
- 616 spots since 2015 (#1,139 → #523)
- Biggest jump: 211 spots in 2024 (#835 → #624)
- Biggest drop: 59 spots in 2018 (#985 → #1,044)
- Debuted 1918
- Peaked 2025 at #523 (575 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 7 yrs · run 2020–2025
- Highest: 1 in 2,795 girls born in 2025 were named Marlowe (0.04%)
- 48.4% of all girls named Marlowe (2,327) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 2003, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 | #4,291 (1918) | #4,291 |
| 1920s | 25 | #3,971 (1923) | #4,291 |
| 1930s | 33 | #2,940 (1937) | #3,751 |
| 1940s | 38 | #3,559 (1941) | #4,546 |
| 1950s | 6 | #4,738 (1950) | #4,738 |
| 1960s | 35 | #4,053 (1967) | #5,042 |
| 1970s | 68 | #4,492 (1970) | #5,836 |
| 1980s | 68 | #5,545 (1989) | #7,755 |
| 1990s | 77 | #7,512 (1992) | #9,801 |
| 2000s | 250 | #2,270 (2009) | #6,862 |
| 2010s | 1,872 | #985 (2017) | #1,464 |
| 2020s | 2,327 | #523 (2025) | #764 |
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.
Marlowe in 1918
Top girls' names in 1918
Top boys' names in 1918
More about 1918
girls
1,157,631 girls got a published name in 1918; 1 in 192,939 of them was named Marlowe, which outranked 23.2% of the 5,585 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,869Zelna7
- #3,869Zenia7
- #3,869Zonnie7
- #4,291Marlowe6
- #4,291Abby6
- #4,291Adelphia6
- #4,291Affie6
- #4,809Abie5
- #4,809Adalee5
- #4,809Addis5
Tied with 517 names at #4,291; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 547Jesse#1,507 → #960
- ↑ 494Liberty#1,079 → #585
- ↑ 389Marilynn#1,337 → #948
- ↑ 312Margueritte#1,281 → #969
- ↑ 306Syble#807 → #501
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,013,480 boys got a published name in 1918; 1 in 56,304 of them was named Marlowe, which outranked 62.0% of the 4,813 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,767Wilferd19
- #1,767Windell19
- #1,767Zollie19
- #1,827Marlowe18
- #1,827Adelard18
- #1,827Adell18
- #1,827Aden18
- #1,905Abelardo17
- #1,905Ammon17
- #1,905Ardis17
Tied with 77 names at #1,827; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.