Is Marlan a boy or girl name?

Marlan is a boy’s name. Of the 1,236 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.1% were girls and 98.9% were boys.

Marlan

Recorded 1915–2025 · United States

Marlan was most popular in 1952, when 33 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,878 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,236 people named Marlan.

Marlan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Marlan’s peak in 1952. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Marlan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Marlan is a boy’s name — 1.1% of the 1,236 Americans given it were girls and 98.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org