Over the past 110 years, 404 girls and 15 623 boys have been named Marlin. The name Marlin ranks 5284th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Marlin in 1981. The peak of popularity of the name Marlin came in the 1990s and 2000s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.