How Many People Are Named Marlowe?
people named Marlowe are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 59,234 people in the US has this name
Based on 6,467 babies named Marlowe in Social Security records from 1912 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
611 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "remnants of a lake" in Old English.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Marlowe, 81.4% were girls and 18.6% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Marlowe rose from 6% in the 1910s to 92.4% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Marlowe alive today is about 14 years old, and 86% are under 30. Half of them were between 2 and 13 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Marlowe first appears in the records in 1912, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 611 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1912 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Marlowe has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #523, in 2025. In 2025 it ranked #523. Among boys, its best rank was #1,339, in 1952.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #523 | #3,285 |
| Best rank | #523 (2025) | #1,339 (1952) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #733 in the 2020s | #3,503 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Marlowe alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Marlowe were born in California than in any other state: about 707 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Marlowe was given 2.8 times as often in Minnesota, 2.2 times in Colorado and 1.7 times in Massachusetts.
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