Marlin Name Popularity

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How popular is Marlin?

In 2018 the rare name Marlin, ranked the 1,807th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Marlin is currently less popular.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #276 in 1935 with 386 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Marlin in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1896.

Approximately during the years 1899-1902, and 1907-1916, the name Marlin took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1983-1986.

Marlin's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Marlin has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Marlin?

Currently, the name is at a low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Marlin is quite distinctive but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

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		Marlin (Girl)		Marlin (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		9	11,055	84	1,807
2017		16	7,287	79	1,863
2016		16	7,461	70	2,033
2015		17	7,141	80	1,845
2014		11	9,929	81	1,833
2013		24	5,588	71	1,954
2012		32	4,555	86	1,749
2011		31	4,637	80	1,799
2010		26	5,356	69	1,992
2009		23	6,014	67	2,065
2008		41	3,904	78	1,868
2007		34	4,435	94	1,646
2006		40	3,831	96	1,548
2005		31	4,447	100	1,467
2004		38	3,791	84	1,575
2003		29	4,484	93	1,426
2002		37	3,634	80	1,553
2001		36	3,677	96	1,347
2000		27	4,490	88	1,415
1999		23	4,818	95	1,286
1998		32	3,701	98	1,242
1997		27	4,085	116	1,092
1996		23	4,531	101	1,165
1995		21	4,786	114	1,048
1994		29	3,752	112	1,056
1993		24	4,332	119	1,002
1992		26	4,041	108	1,057
1991		42	2,819	114	1,011
1990		27	3,865	117	967
1989		28	3,629	116	949
1988		20	4,420	125	852
1987		20	4,215	100	947
1986		18	4,466	86	1,000
1985		11	6,293	106	883
1984		12	5,742	108	846
1983		17	4,401	124	785
1982		15	4,846	120	808
1981		17	4,451	121	798
1980		8	7,846	119	806
1979		9	7,079	127	769
1978		12	5,411	141	710
1977		7	8,060	155	681
1976		10	5,854	166	637
1975		7	7,648	156	660
1974		12	4,904	226	532
1973		10	5,422	198	566
1972		12	4,687	238	509
1971		13	4,446	249	517
1970		11	4,953	182	603
1969		12	4,332	161	617
1968		22	2,758	181	565
1967		7	5,818	173	575
1966		13	3,674	221	509
1965		15	3,356	219	518
1964		9	4,854	226	520
1963		14	3,570	212	547
1962		19	2,881	223	534
1961		10	4,432	245	508
1960		14	3,462	233	522
1959		9	4,515	240	507
1958		13	3,485	286	462
1957		15	3,105	277	463
1956		11	3,829	288	444
1955		10	3,962	291	430
1954		13	3,262	341	388
1953		5	6,218	294	407
1952		8	4,355	306	394
1951		15	2,768	268	417
1950		8	4,197	289	400
1949		11	3,320	283	400
1948		14	2,789	297	393
1947		16	2,600	316	385
1946		11	3,150	325	363
1945		7	3,896	280	356
1944		11	2,887	219	407
1943		12	2,797	331	338
1942		17	2,171	302	347
1941		18	1,998	345	313
1940		13	2,377	315	318
1939		10	2,860	369	287
1938		12	2,525	342	295
1937		16	2,062	346	290
1936		11	2,639	337	294
1935		14	2,266	386	276
1934		5	4,733	324	301
1933		10	2,808	339	288
1932		12	2,591	351	292
1931		9	3,141	302	311
1930		< 5	--	311	315
1929		< 5	--	266	344
1928		11	2,898	280	337
1927		7	4,125	251	369
1926		8	3,781	236	381
1925		< 5	--	242	384
1924		5	5,590	237	394
1923		< 5	--	196	434
1922		< 5	--	219	408
1921		< 5	--	210	419
1920		< 5	--	172	465
1919		5	5,292	183	438
1918		< 5	--	182	441
1917		< 5	--	164	441
1916		< 5	--	155	449
1915		6	4,077	128	490
1914		< 5	--	97	498
1913		< 5	--	79	490
1912		< 5	--	74	462
1911		< 5	--	35	501
1910		< 5	--	14	845
1909		< 5	--	15	742
1908		< 5	--	19	605
1907		< 5	--	9	975
1906		< 5	--	12	736
1905		< 5	--	9	890
1904		< 5	--	16	583
1903		< 5	--	7	979
1902		< 5	--	15	574
1901		< 5	--	11	665
1900		< 5	--	11	826
1899		< 5	--	6	1,007
1898		< 5	--	8	859
1897		< 5	--	7	904
1896		< 5	--	< 5	--
1895		< 5	--	< 5	--
1894		< 5	--	< 5	--
1893		< 5	--	9	742
1892		< 5	--	< 5	--
1891		< 5	--	6	918
1890		< 5	--	< 5	--
1889		< 5	--	< 5	--
1888		< 5	--	< 5	--
1887		< 5	--	< 5	--
1886		< 5	--	< 5	--
1885		< 5	--	< 5	--
1884		< 5	--	6	928
1883		< 5	--	< 5	--
1882		< 5	--	< 5	--
1881		< 5	--	< 5	--
1880		< 5	--	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.