Marlowe
Marlowe is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Marlowe
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Marlowe is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Marlowe
As a girl name
Marlowe first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1918, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 480 Marlowes were born — ranking #622 that year. As of 2026, Marlowe ranks #622 for girls with 480 births, rising sharply (+58% over the past five years). In total, more than 5K Marlowes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Marlowe first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1912, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 53 Marlowes were born — ranking #2,554 that year. As of 2026, Marlowe ranks #2,554 for boys with 53 births, rising sharply (+113% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Marlowes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Marlowe
Marlowe is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Marlowe's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #622. Use the chart and map above to compare Marlowe's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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