Marlon

English, meaning unknown
"sea fortress"

Marlon Origin and Meaning

The name Marlon is a boy's name of English origin.

Associated for half a century with Marlon Brando, who inherited the French-inflected name from his father, Marlon has been especially well used by African-Americans, including the Jackson and Wayans families. Though heard much less now than it was in the seventies, this could change as parents look to the names of old Hollywood stars.

Keith Richards, Dennis Miller, and (more recently) Monet Mazur all have sons named Marlon.

# 941 in the US

Marlon Rank in US Top 1000

# 1281 on Nameberry

Marlon Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Marlon Popularity

Famous People Named Marlon

  • Marlon Brando
    American actor
  • Marlon Moore
    American football player
  • Marlon Francis King
    British,Jamaican footballer
  • Marlon Anderson Harewood
    British footballer
  • Marlon David Jackson
    American musician of The Jackson 5
  • Marlon Lamont Wayans
    American actor/comedian
  • Marlon Teixeira
    Brazilian male model
  • Marlon James
    Jamaican novelist
  • Marlon Nathaniel Samuels
    Jamaican cricketer
  • Marlon Rosegold Mcvey
    Roudette, British,Vincentian singer,songwriter
  • Marlon Penn
    British Virgin Islander politician
  • Eric Marlon Bishop
    birth name of American actor Jamie Foxx
  • Marlon Leon Sundeep Richards (b. 1969)
    son of guitarist Keith Richards and model Anita Pallenberg
  • Marlon Miller (b. 1983)
    son of comedian Dennis Miller
  • Marlon de Rakoff (b. 2005)
    son of actress Monet Mazur and Alex de Rakoff
  • Marlon Kanzan Gilbert (b. 2014)
    son of guitarist Paul Gilbert of Mr. Big and Racer X
  • Chester Marlon Hanks (b. 199)
    son of American actor Tom Hanks
  • Marlon Riggs
    American filmmaker and activist

Marlon in Pop Culture

  • Marlon Sebastian Dingle
    character on British soap "Emmerdale"
  • Marlon Rimes
    character in video game 'Ace Attorney'
  • Marlon
    country and royal family in the Evillious Chronicles

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