Marlou — girls' name

What the Data Says About Marlou

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Marlou between 1930 and 1960, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marlou currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1960. The name reached its historical peak in 1943, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marlou performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Marlou shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marlou 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 49 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.