Marlon - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Marlon \m(a)-rlon, mar-lon\ is pronounced MAR-lon. It is of English origin. Possibly (Old French) "little hawk", or a variant of Merlin or Marcellus. Modern use is inspired by actor Marlon Brando.

Marlon has 6 variant forms: Marlan, Marland, Marlen, Marlin, Marlinn and Marlonn.

Baby names that sound like Marlon are Marlond, Marlondo, Merlyn and Merlen.

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