Marlin - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Marlin \m(a)-rlin, mar-lin\ is a variant of Marland, Marlon and Merlin.

The baby name Marlin sounds like Marlinn, Marlen and Marlan. Other similar baby names are Carlin, Garlin, Harlin, Karlin, Malin, Mallin, Martin, Marvin, Marwin and Maslin.

Marlin is a common male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Marlin. Click here to compare Marlin with related baby names.