Marlin Unisex

Popularity: #843 · Trend: → Stable

Famous people named Marlin

Marlin Brando was an iconic American actor known for his roles in films such as 'The Godfather' and 'A Streetcar Named Desire'.

Marlin Perkins was an American zoologist and television host, best known for his work on the show 'Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom'.

Fictional characters named Marlin

Marlin is a character in the animated film 'Finding Nemo', serving as the protective father of the main character, Nemo.

Marlin is also a character in the video game series 'Animal Crossing', where he is a fish that players can catch.

Sibling Suggestions

U.S. Historical Usage

The name Marlin was first seen in the United States in 1884. Marlin has ranked as high as #519 nationally, which occurred in 1935, and has been most popular in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Minnesota, Indiana, and Iowa. In the past 5 years the name Marlin has been trending down compared to the previous 5 years.

Popularity Over Time (National)

Top States for Marlin (2024)

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910

State	Births	Share
PA	13	39%
OH	12	36%
IN	8	24%

Popularity Over Time (National) — Table

Year	Births
1884	6
1891	6
1893	9
1897	7
1898	8
1899	6
1900	11
1901	11
1902	15
1903	7
1904	16
1905	9
1906	12
1907	9
1908	19
1909	15
1910	14
1911	35
1912	74
1913	79
1914	97
1915	128
1916	155
1917	164
1918	182
1919	183
1920	172
1921	210
1922	219
1923	196
1924	237
1925	241
1926	237
1927	251
1928	280
1929	265
1930	312
1931	302
1932	350
1933	340
1934	324
1935	386
1936	337
1937	346
1938	343
1939	369
1940	315
1941	345
1942	302
1943	331
1944	219
1945	280
1946	325
1947	316
1948	297
1949	283
1950	289
1951	268
1952	306
1953	295
1954	337
1955	293
1956	288
1957	277
1958	289
1959	239
1960	232
1961	246
1962	223
1963	212
1964	226
1965	219
1966	221
1967	173
1968	180
1969	161
1970	182
1971	249
1972	238
1973	198
1974	226
1975	156
1976	166
1977	155
1978	141
1979	127
1980	119
1981	121
1982	120
1983	124
1984	108
1985	106
1986	86
1987	100
1988	125
1989	116
1990	117
1991	114
1992	108
1993	119
1994	112
1995	114
1996	101
1997	116
1998	98
1999	95
2000	88
2001	97
2002	80
2003	93
2004	84
2005	100
2006	96
2007	94
2008	78
2009	67
2010	69
2011	81
2012	86
2013	71
2014	81
2015	82
2016	70
2017	79
2018	86
2019	74
2020	68
2021	73
2022	78
2023	84
2024	81