Marlow
“land remaining from a lake, English place name”probable meaning
Boy’s name, of Anglo-Saxon origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 1,529th
- births in 2023–2025
- 65
- babies born in France
- 1 in 27,778
- +2.5% a year recently
- Stable
- peak year
- 2025
Meaning and origin of Marlow
Marlow is thought to mean “land remaining from a lake, English place name” and is of Anglo-Saxon origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Marlow in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2025.
- Over recent years, Marlow has been stable (+2.5% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Marlow every 114 schools, all spellings combined.
Marlow in English-speaking countries
- New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
327th boys’ name40 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,231
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
660th boys’ name162 babies in 3 years1 boy in 5,101+23.8% a year
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
1,861st boys’ name6 babies in 3 years1 boy in 28,324
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
173 babies in 3 years1 boy in 29,720+11.5% a year
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Marlowe5
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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