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Marl

100% boys · last recorded 1974

Marl has been given to about 116 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1921, which makes it a interwar name.

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Origin—
Syllables1
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Living in the US≈ 43
Median age today78 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Marl per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1921 · 8
  • Born in 20250
  • All time116

How popular is Marl?

Its best year was 1921, when 8 babies were given the name, ranking 3395th. The typical living American called Marl is about 78 years old today.

Names that sound like Marl

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Carl0.81
  2. Karl0.81
  3. Earl0.74
  4. Mark0.71
  5. Marc0.71
  6. Marlo0.68
  7. Marlyn0.65
  8. Marcel0.61

Middle names for Marl

Ranked by flow score
  1. Marl Thomas0.74
  2. Marl Cole0.73
  3. Marl Wilder0.72
  4. Marl James0.71
  5. Marl Miles0.59
  6. Marl John0.55

Sibling names for Marl

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.60
  2. Elouisesister · 0.59
  3. Ilasister · 0.57
  4. Juniorbrother · 0.57
  5. Cleoeither · 0.56
  6. Harlanbrother · 0.52

Where Marl is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Marl Evans0.73
    2. Marl Edwards0.73
    3. Marl Anderson0.70
    4. Marl Allen0.70
    5. Marl Adams0.70
    6. Marl Wilson0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Marl

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.