Marlou

Girl · recorded 1930–1960

  • 1960last recorded
  • 1935best year

Most popular in 1935.

Last recorded in 1960. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Marlou.

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Its story

Popularity since 1930

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 9 recorded years as a table
Marlou, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19304
19356
19365
19435
19473
19483
19493
19503
19602

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Marlou 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 1960
5
Rank in 1960
#6,390
How rare
1 in 404,388 girls
Since 1930
49

Marlou was last recorded in 1960. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1935, at 6 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Marlou doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

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