How Many People Are Named Marlon Anderson?

There are approximately 72 people named Marlon Anderson living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 4,760,477 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Marlon with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Anderson. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 4,760,477 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Marlon

Last Name

Anderson

Marlon: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Marlon. The peak year was 1972 with 1,037 births. The average person named Marlon today is 38 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Marlon

In the 2020 Census, the first name Marlon was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black (40.63%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (38.79%) and White (10.31%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Marlon in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Marlon rose or fell over time.

White

10.31%

Black

40.63%

Hispanic

38.79%

Asian/Pacific Islander

6.97%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.73%

Two or More Races

2.57%

Ancestry of the Anderson Surname

The surname Anderson was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Anderson in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

72.62%

Black

18.41%

Hispanic

3.47%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.76%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.67%

Two or More Races

4.08%

How we calculated this

The first name "Marlon" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Anderson" appears at a rate of 253.12 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Marlon are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 72 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Marlon

Marlon Smith Marlon Johnson Marlon Williams Marlon Brown Marlon Jones Marlon Garcia Marlon Byrd

Other people with the surname Anderson

Michael Anderson James Anderson John Anderson David Anderson Robert Anderson William Anderson Christopher Anderson Joseph Anderson

Marlon Anderson: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Marlon Anderson?

We estimate approximately 72 people named Marlon Anderson are alive in the United States today. The first name Marlon is shared by 28,600 Americans, and the surname Anderson is shared by 867,567.

How rare is the name Marlon Anderson?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 4,760,477 Americans. The first name Marlon is uncommon and the surname Anderson is very common.

Is Marlon a male or female name?

Marlon is predominantly male, with 98.9% of bearers being male and 1.1% female. It peaked in popularity in 1972 and the average bearer today is 38 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Marlon?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Marlon was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black (40.63%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (38.79%) and White (10.31%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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