Marlowe

girls’ name · 72%boys’ name · 28%At its peak · modern nameCompare

Marlowe is ranked 624th among girls in 2024 (476 births). Its best rank was 624th, in 2024.

Rank in 2024: #624up 211 from 2023
Births in 2024: 4760.03% of girls
Peak year: 2024476 births
Best rank: #624in 2024
Since 1918: 5,854people given the name

Babies named Marlowe, by year of birthgirlsboys

The story in the numbers

4,228 girls have been named Marlowe in the United States since 1918, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 476 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2018, and the 2010s alone account for 44%. It has spent 6 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

Marlowe is used for both sexes: 28% of its bearers are boys (1,626), most of them born around 2024.

Rank among girls, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)

By decade

Decade	girls named Marlowe
1910s	6
1920s	25
1930s	33
1940s	38
1950s	6
1960s	35
1970s	68
1980s	68
1990s	77
2000s	250
2010s	1,872
2020s	1,750

In 2024, its biggest year

Marlowe was the 624th most given girl’s name that year. The top five girls’ names of 2024 were Olivia, Emma, Amelia, Charlotte and Mia. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Marlowe

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.