Marlowe · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1912

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 111 recorded years as a table

Marlowe, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1912	12
1913	27
1914	8
1915	18
1916	18
1917	13
1918	18
1919	9
1920	16
1921	12
1922	11
1923	14
1924	9
1925	16
1926	16
1927	15
1928	22
1929	16
1930	19
1931	16
1932	16
1933	23
1934	21
1935	18
1936	15
1937	13
1938	12
1939	16
1940	13
1942	8
1943	5
1944	12
1945	6
1946	10
1947	13
1948	11
1949	8
1950	6
1951	13
1952	16
1953	7
1954	10
1955	8
1956	9
1957	7
1958	4
1959	6
1960	6
1961	10
1962	6
1963	8
1964	6
1965	4
1966	7
1967	6
1968	8
1969	8
1970	13
1971	9
1972	13
1973	13
1974	13
1975	9
1976	10
1977	8
1978	7
1979	4
1981	4
1982	6
1983	4
1984	4
1985	3
1986	5
1987	5
1988	5
1989	3
1990	4
1991	6
1992	7
1993	4
1994	4
1995	4
1996	4
1997	5
1998	4
2000	4
2001	3
2002	5
2003	6
2004	3
2005	4
2006	7
2007	4
2008	8
2009	6
2010	8
2011	10
2012	7
2013	6
2014	8
2015	9
2016	10
2017	9
2018	17
2019	12
2020	12
2021	9
2022	19
2023	23
2024	27
2025	21

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Marlowe isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 36
Rank in 2025: #3,240
How rare: 1 in 47,446 boys
Since 1912: 1,662

Most popular in 1913, at 27 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 138% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.