Marlo
Pronounced M AA1 R L OW0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1970
- 94 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Marlo?
Marlo is a name given to both boys and girls, and first appears in 1931. It has been given to 14,575 children — the 1,517th most common girls' name on record.
It is climbing hard: roughly twice as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 1970, when 604 children were given it.
Marlow is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Roughly 39% of children named Marlo are boys, so the split is a real one rather than a rounding error.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Marlo and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Marlow
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- M AA1 R L OW0
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Marlo
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Marlo
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Marlo?
- Marlo ranks 1,517th among girls' names in US records, with 14,575 births since 1931. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,187.
- Is Marlo a unisex name?
- Yes. About 39% of children given the name are boys, which is a genuine split rather than a rounding error.
- When was Marlo most popular?
- 1970, when 604 children were given the name. It has been in use for 94 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Marlo spelled?
- Marlow. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.