Recorded 1935–1964 Girls' name Peak 1955 74 births

Mairlyn — girls' name

74 babies named Mairlyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1935, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s151940s171950s351960s7
1950s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Mairlyn was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

10 babies were named Mairlyn in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mairlyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 74 babies named Mairlyn between 1935 and 1964, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mairlyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mairlyn performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mairlyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mairlyn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 74 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mairlyn at a glance

Last recorded 1964

Total births

74

Since 1935

30 years of records

Peak year

1955

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1964

Active since

1935

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1964

Mairlyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1935

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1955)
10
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
4681012 196419591958195719551953194919461942193919361935 5

Mairlyn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
35 births that decade — 47% of Mairlyn's all-time total
1930s151940s171950s351960s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mairlyn?
74 babies have been named Mairlyn since 1935. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1955 with 10 births.
When was Mairlyn most popular?
Mairlyn was most popular in the 1950s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
How long has the name Mairlyn been used?
Mairlyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1935, spanning 30 years of data through 1964.
What names are similar to Mairlyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Maia, Maisie, Maira, Mai, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1935–1964 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.