Marlow
Unisex · MAR-loh · English
Unisex
Marlow is a name of English origin, meaning “land left by a drained lake”. In 2025 it ranked 660th for boys in the UK (61 babies) and 1,163rd for girls in the US (199 babies).
What does Marlow mean?
English: English place name
“land left by a drained lake”
From the Buckinghamshire town; Marlow is also the narrator of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness.
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Is Marlow a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Marlow has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 17 girls and 61 boys in the UK and 199 girls and 60 boys in the US.
How popular is Marlow in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #660among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 61about 1 in 4,900 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 158% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 61 boys in the UK were named Marlow, making it the 660th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,105th. 17 girls were also named Marlow in 2025 (1,779th for girls).
2025 had the most boys named Marlow of any year since it first appeared, in 1999.
Half of all the boys named Marlow in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 142 boys in the UK were given Marlow or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #351, up from #660 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 5% of the babies named Marlow in the UK in 2013, and 22% in 2025.
Among boys in 2025, it was 637th in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
Marlow in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 61 | #660 |
| 2024 | 47 | #790 |
| 2023 | 57 | #684 |
| 2022 | 35 | #949 |
| 2021 | 52 | #743 |
| 2020 | 27 | #1,105 |
| 2019 | 18 | #1,479 |
| 2018 | 19 | #1,416 |
| 2017 | 22 | #1,290 |
| 2016 | 25 | #1,195 |
| 2015 | 24 | #1,202 |
| 2014 | 18 | #1,454 |
| 2013 | 20 | #1,347 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 14 | #1,697 |
| 2010 | 13 | #1,805 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,212 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
How popular is Marlow in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,163among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 199about 1 in 8,100 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 78% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 199 girls in the US were named Marlow, making it the 1,163rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,023rd. It first appears in the records in 1963. 60 boys were also named Marlow in 2025 (2,304th for boys).
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Marlow of any year since it first appeared, in 1963.
Half of all the girls named Marlow in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 893 girls in the US were given Marlow or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #369, up from #1,163 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 61% of the babies named Marlow in the US in 1967, and 77% in 2025.
Marlow in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 199 | #1,163 |
| 2024 | 174 | #1,317 |
| 2023 | 165 | #1,361 |
| 2022 | 126 | #1,670 |
| 2021 | 149 | #1,441 |
| 2020 | 92 | #2,023 |
| 2019 | 123 | #1,700 |
| 2018 | 88 | #2,145 |
| 2017 | 106 | #1,902 |
| 2016 | 93 | #2,093 |
| 2015 | 85 | #2,209 |
| 2014 | 62 | #2,779 |
| 2013 | 57 | #2,935 |
| 2012 | 35 | #4,214 |
| 2011 | 45 | #3,495 |
| 2010 | 32 | #4,493 |
| 2009 | 28 | #5,096 |
| 2008 | 26 | #5,431 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
| 1980 | 7 | #8,177 |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #8,442 |
| 1976 | 9 | #6,046 |
| 1975 | 14 | #4,368 |
| 1974 | 10 | #5,359 |
| 1973 | 14 | #4,154 |
| 1972 | 10 | #5,108 |
| 1971 | 10 | #5,134 |
| 1970 | 11 | #4,760 |
| 1969 | 11 | #4,417 |
| 1968 | 7 | #5,641 |
| 1967 | 19 | #2,868 |
| 1966 | 9 | #4,492 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #6,591 |
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