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Marlin

Marlin ranks #585 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 3 places, 2 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #1,439 among boy dog names.
Marlin's popularity trend

Marlin's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank.

0.003%0.005%0.008%0.01%20122014201520162017
Cats in our data
2
across 3 places
Popularity rank
#585
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
—
2014 → 2019
Gender split
82% male
18% female82% male

Gender split comes from 11 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Marlin mean?
2 syllables

Marlin is a word name — the large game fish with a long, spear-like upper jaw.

Where Marlin shows up

Cats named Marlin per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
DarwinNT, AU0.13%
SeattleWA, US<0.01%

Cat names like Marlin

MartyMarvinMarcusMartinMarcoMarioMarshallMerlinFranklinMarleyMarbleMarmalade