Girls' name · since 1917
Maralyn
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 1,319 babies named Maralyn, peaking in 1938. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,223 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,319
- born since 1917
- 1930s
- peak decade
Maralyn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,319 have been recorded since 1917.
Maralyn has 1,319 recorded births among girls since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2023.
- #6,223 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,319 born since 1917
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maralyn ranks #6,223 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,319 born since 1917, peaking in the 1930s.
- #6,223 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,319
- born since 1917
- 1930s
- peak decade
Maralyn's 1,319 recorded births place it above 91.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Maralyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Maralyn's SSA record in two at 1950 and the more recent half accounts for 25% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 75%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1963, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1938 peak of 64, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Maralyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2023
- Peak year (1938)
- 64
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Maralyn by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (416 births, 32% of the file).
1930s was Maralyn's strongest decade.
416 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Maralyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 15
1910s
15 births
- 1920s
1920s
227 births
- 1930s
1930s
416 births
- 1940s
1940s
333 births
- 1950s
1950s
180 births
- 1960s 58
1960s
58 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 23
2000s
23 births
- 2010s 41
2010s
41 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 416 births (32% of all-time use).
How Maralyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Maralyn's total volume
Maralyn by state
Where Maralyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 53 | 4.0% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 32 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 19 | 1.4% |
| #4 | California | | 17 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Iowa | | 17 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.4% |
53 of 1,319 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Maralyn appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Maralyn's data
- Maralyn's decade-level peak was the 1930s (416 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Maralyns (53 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maralyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1938)
Similar record span (~106 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1917–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Maralyn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.