Recorded 1972–2006 Boys' name Peak 1972 28 births

Marlone — boys' name

28 babies named Marlone in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s171990s52000s6

The verdict

28 boys have been named Marlone since 1972, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2006.

28
total births
1972–2006
years on record
1970s
peak decade
61%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Marlone was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

7 babies were named Marlone in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marlone

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Marlone between 1972 and 2006, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Marlone currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marlone performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Marlone shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marlone in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 28 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Marlone at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

28

Since 1972

35 years of records

Peak year

1972

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1972

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2006

Marlone popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1972

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1972)
7
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20061990197819741972 7

Marlone by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
17 births that decade — 61% of Marlone's all-time total
1970s171990s52000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marlone?
28 babies have been named Marlone since 1972. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1972 with 7 births.
When was Marlone most popular?
Marlone was most popular in the 1970s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Marlone been used?
Marlone has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 35 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Marlone?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mark, Martin, Marvin, Marcus, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1972–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.