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Marlin

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7% girls / 93% boys

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Classic name

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The high point came in 1935, with 386 births and the No. 276 spot that year. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 132 of the 146 years since 1880. Its rank in 2025: No. 1778.
21,172births since 1880
1930sgeneration
No. 276rank at its peak, in 1935

Where babies named Marlin are born

1935

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The darker the blue, the more common Marlin is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Marlin is most common in South Dakota (5.4 times), North Dakota (4.8) and Pennsylvania (4.3), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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Girls and boys, decade by decade

DecadeGirlsBoys
1880s0%100%
1890s0%100%
1900s0%100%
1910s1%99%
1920s1%99%
1930s3%97%
1940s4%96%
1950s4%96%
1960s6%94%
1970s5%95%
1980s13%87%
1990s20%80%
2000s28%72%
2010s20%80%
2020s13%87%