Marlow is an English surname and place name that means "remnants of a lake" or "drained lake", from the Old English mere, lake, and lafe, leftovers; the town of Marlow lies on the Thames. For girls it took off in the 2010s as a sleeker sister to Marlowe and Harlow. Marlow was virtually unused for girls in 2000 and has risen to number 1167 in 2025, its best rank so far.