Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Marlowe

Meaning Marlowe is both a surname and a given name Gender Unisex · 74% girls Rank 2025 #523 Trend ↑ Rising 85%

Marlowe is both a surname and a given name.

Rank 2025
#523
among girls · ↑102 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
611
named Marlowe · +16% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,795
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
611 babies
All-time total
6,467
#2,644 all-time among girls
First recorded
1912
in Social Security records

Marlowe popularity over time

6,467 babies have been named Marlowe since 1912, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 6 94 100 10 – #4,629
1920s 25 161 186 19 +86% #4,229
1930s 33 180 213 21 +15% #3,082
1940s 38 130 168 17 -21% #3,833
1950s 6 175 181 18 +8% #5,085
1960s 35 135 170 17 -6% #4,207
1970s 68 162 230 23 +35% #4,666
1980s 68 75 143 14 -38% #5,728
1990s 77 81 158 16 +10% #7,841
2000s 250 98 348 35 +120% #2,281
2010s 1,872 179 2,051 205 +489% #986
2020s (to 2025) 2,327 192 2,519 420 +105% #523

Where Marlowe is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 640 0.40 #480
2027 701 0.44 #440
2028 758 0.47 #410
2029 809 0.50 #379
2030 856 0.53 #355

Where Marlowe is most popular

Girls named Marlowe per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.252 per 1,000. Strongest in Colorado, Iowa, and Alaska.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Marlowe born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Colorado 79 0.708 +180%
Iowa 39 0.667 +164%
Alaska 5 0.581 +130%
Oregon 36 0.553 +119%
New Hampshire 10 0.542 +115%
Wisconsin 54 0.524 +108%
Minnesota 53 0.491 +95%
Washington 70 0.485 +92%
Connecticut 28 0.481 +91%
Nebraska 16 0.445 +76%
Massachusetts 48 0.397 +57%
Michigan 71 0.390 +54%
Utah 32 0.384 +52%
North Dakota 5 0.380 +51%
Arkansas 20 0.378 +50%
Alabama 33 0.351 +39%
Ohio 83 0.350 +39%
Indiana 47 0.335 +33%
Kansas 19 0.329 +30%
Pennsylvania 74 0.313 +24%
Tennessee 49 0.309 +23%
Illinois 70 0.306 +21%
California 251 0.299 +18%
North Carolina 67 0.294 +17%
Kentucky 24 0.281 +11%
Virginia 45 0.264 +5%
Oklahoma 19 0.258 ≈ national
New York 100 0.253 ≈ national
Missouri 28 0.232 -8%
Arizona 32 0.228 -10%
Georgia 49 0.216 -15%
New Jersey 35 0.194 -23%
Texas 151 0.188 -26%
Florida 68 0.159 -37%
Idaho 5 0.149 -41%
South Carolina 12 0.133 -47%
Maryland 11 0.104 -59%
Louisiana 9 0.103 -59%
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Marlowe

Marlowe is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #523 in 2025 with 575 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1912, 6,467 American babies have been named Marlowe, about 74% girls and 26% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 611 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Marlowe stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Marlowe?

The median living Marlowe is about 7 years old; half are between 2 and 13. An estimated 5,800 people named Marlowe are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Marlowe year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 575 #523 36 #3,286
2024 478 #625 47 #2,778
2023 328 #836 39 #3,157
2022 365 #779 33 #3,510
2021 302 #899 16 #5,698
2020 279 #927 21 #4,646
2019 243 #1,055 21 #4,743
2018 246 #1,047 30 #3,672
2017 264 #986 16 #5,695
2016 256 #1,036 19 #5,068
2015 222 #1,140 17 #5,437
2014 206 #1,190 16 #5,628
2013 185 #1,279 11 #7,363
2012 102 #1,934 14 #6,200
2011 84 #2,250 19 #4,930
2010 64 #2,775 16 #5,644
2009 86 #2,281 11 #7,531
2008 41 #3,908 16 #5,676
2007 28 #5,184 8 #9,442
2006 19 #6,748 15 #5,696
2005 18 #6,721 8 #8,811
2004 10 #10,424 5 #12,536
2003 9 #10,991 12 #6,122
2002 15 #7,309 10 #6,864
2001 9 #10,696 5 #11,687
2000 15 #7,032 8 #7,930
1995 – – 8 #6,762
1990 9 #8,957 8 #6,199
1985 6 #10,136 5 #7,194
1980 7 #8,706 – –
1975 – – 14 #2,852
1970 12 #4,666 24 #1,831
1965 – – 8 #3,155
1960 – – 12 #2,492
1955 – – 17 #1,947
1950 6 #5,085 11 #2,390
1945 5 #5,000 8 #2,683
1940 5 #4,800 15 #1,865
1935 – – 19 #1,633
1930 5 #5,003 21 #1,634
1925 – – 18 #1,911
1920 – – 17 #2,021
1915 – – 15 #1,938
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Marlowe, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Marlowe?

The median living Marlowe is about 7 years old. Half of all living Marlowes are between 2 and 13 years old.

How many people named Marlowe are alive today?

An estimated 5,800 people named Marlowe are alive in the United States, based on 6,467 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Marlowe mean?

Marlowe is both a surname and a given name.

How popular is the name Marlowe in 2025?

Marlowe ranked #523 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 575 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Marlowe?

6,467 babies have been named Marlowe in the United States since 1912, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Marlowe most popular?

Marlowe peaked in 2025, when 611 newborns received the name.

Is Marlowe a boy or girl name?

Marlowe is used for both: about 74% of babies named Marlowe have been girls and 26% boys.

Is the name Marlowe rising or falling?

Marlowe is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Marlowe become more popular?

Marlowe is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 856 girls named Marlowe in 2030, which would rank around #355. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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