Spellings
Marlow or Marlo?
In the US in 2025, 56% of babies in this name family were spelled Marlow and 44% Marlo. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Ten years ago
Marlow already led in 2015, with 52% of the family's births; it has 65% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 162 to 308 births (+90%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marlow | 85 | 199 | ×2 |
| Marlo | 77 | 109 | +42% |
How they sound
All of these spellings are said the same way: /ˈmɑrloʊ/ (MAR-loh). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.
In France
In France in 2025: Marlow 20 births and Marlo 70 births (#600 among boys).
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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