Marlo: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “from the hill by the lake”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- MAR-loh · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Both (67% girls, 33% boys since 1880)
Variant of Marlow, from an English place name meaning 'remnants' or more commonly interpreted as 'hill by the lake.' It is also used as a modern unisex given name.
How popular is Marlo?
Babies named Marlo in 2024218
2024 rank#1,704 girls
Peak year1970
Total US babies since 188010,738
Marlo is rising: use over the last five years is 1.6× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Marlo
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Marlo questions
What does the name Marlo mean?
Marlo means "from the hill by the lake". It comes from English. Variant of Marlow, from an English place name meaning 'remnants' or more commonly interpreted as 'hill by the lake.' It is also used as a modern unisex given name.
Is Marlo a boy or girl name?
Marlo is used for both: about 67% of US babies named Marlo since 1880 were girls.
How popular is Marlo?
218 US babies were named Marlo in 2024. Its peak year was 1970.
How do you pronounce Marlo?
Marlo is usually pronounced MAR-loh.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.