Given name & surname
Marlos
“from the high tower”
Marlos is a variant of Marlas. One Greek interpretation is “from the high tower.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Marlos is a variant of Marlas. One Greek interpretation is “from the high tower.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Marlos is a variant of Marlas. An origin associated with Marlas is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marlos through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 103
- 103 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2006. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 9 in 1975. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 223 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Marlos’s family of names
Marlos has a related form in Marlas. In Greek usage, Marlos as a surname is a transliteration of Μάρλος.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Marlos
- Marlos MorenoA very hot player ohhhborn 1996
- Marlos NobreBrazilian composer and conductor (1939-2024)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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