unisex NAME · CURRENTLY #1788

Marlin

MAR-lin

“The marlin fish; a separate personal-name etymology is not firmly established.”

A compact given name also associated with surname and nature-name usage.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Marlin has traveled through time

111900 91905 141910 1341915 1721920 2411925 3121930 4001935 3281940 2871945 2971950 3031955 2451960 2341965 1931970 1631975 1271980 1171985 1441990 1351995 1152000 1312005 952010 992015 772020 1042025
LATEST YEAR2025104 births
PEAK RANK#276in 1935
CURRENT USAGE13.5% F86.5% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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