Marlow is a distinctive choice, ranked #637 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Marlow in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#637
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About the Name Marlow
Marlow is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 1035 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1294 in 2013 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1999.
Marlow is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Marlow in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Marlow
Alex Marlow — Alexander Mason Marlow is an American media executive who is the editor-in-chief of Breitbart News and an author.
Toby Marlow — Toby Marlow is a British musical theatre composer, lyricist, playwright, writer, and actor best known for co-creating the international hit musical Six with Lucy Moss.
William Marlow — William Marlow was an English landscape and marine painter and etcher.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Marlow
Unlikely. With around 58 UK babies named Marlow per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Marlow in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Marlow is rising: up 382 places since 2020, to #637 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #625 in 2023.
Marlow is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Marlow include: Alex Marlow, Toby Marlow and Slava Marlow. Short summaries for each appear below.
Marlow does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Marlows in the wild.
58
UK babies named Marlow (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 382 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Marlow
Almost certainly the only Marlow in the class
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UK Popularity (1999–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Marlow
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Toby Marlow is a British musical theatre composer, lyricist, playwright, writer, and actor best known for co-creating the international hit musical Six with Lucy Moss.