Boy name Old French origin

Marlin

MAR-lin · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Little hawk or sea fish
Language
Old French
Culture
English
Style era
modern
Themes
modern · nature
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1940
2024 births81
Peak year1935
First appeared1884
Total US births21,078
1935 peak18841919195419892024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
MarlonMarlyn
In other languages
Merlin

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Marlin Briscoe
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