as a First Name
Name apparently first brought to public attention by the American actor Marlon Brando (1924–2004). The name was borne also by his father. It is of uncertain origin, possibly derived from Marc with the addition of the French diminutive suffix -lon (originally a combination of two separate suffixes, -el and -on). The actor's family was partly of French extraction.
| 1,171st in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 21,606
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 23,870
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- Louisiana
- has the most people named Marlon per capita
- 1972
- marked the height of its popularity
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