Marlin

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Marlin is a given name of Old English, Latin origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (7% of births). There have been 22,725 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 21,078 as boys and 1,647 as girls. Marlin gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1935 and has since declined significantly. It is the #1,716 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	91
2023	102
2022	90
2021	84
2020	77
2019	87
2018	95
2017	95
2016	86
2015	99
2014	92
2013	95
2012	118
2011	112
2010	95
2009	90
2008	119
2007	128
2006	136
2005	131
2004	122
2003	122
2002	117
2001	133
2000	115
1999	118
1998	130
1997	143
1996	124
1995	135
1994	141
1993	143
1992	134
1991	156
1990	144
1989	144
1988	145
1987	120
1986	104
1985	117
1984	120
1983	141
1982	135
1981	138
1980	127
1979	136
1978	153
1977	162
1976	176
1975	163
1974	238
1973	208
1972	250
1971	262
1970	193
1969	173
1968	202
1967	180
1966	234
1965	234
1964	235
1963	226
1962	242
1961	256
1960	246
1959	248
1958	302
1957	292
1956	299
1955	303
1954	350
1953	300
1952	314
1951	283
1950	297
1949	294
1948	311
1947	332
1946	336
1945	287
1944	230
1943	343
1942	319
1941	363
1940	328
1939	379
1938	355
1937	362
1936	348
1935	400
1934	329
1933	350
1932	362
1931	311
1930	312
1929	265
1928	291
1927	258
1926	245
1925	241
1924	242
1923	196
1922	219
1921	210
1920	172
1919	188
1918	182
1917	164
1916	155
1915	134
1914	97
1913	79
1912	74
1911	35
1910	14
1909	15
1908	19
1907	9
1906	12
1905	9
1904	16
1903	7
1902	15
1901	11
1900	11
1899	6
1898	8
1897	7
1893	9
1891	6
1884	6