Girls' name · since 1969
Marelin
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 267 babies named Marelin, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,961 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 267
- born since 1969
- 2000s
- peak decade
Marelin is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 267 have been recorded since 1969.
Marelin has 267 recorded births among girls since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2022.
- #16,961 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 267 born since 1969
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marelin ranks #16,961 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 267 born since 1969, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,961 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 267
- born since 1969
- 2000s
- peak decade
Marelin's 267 recorded births place it above 76.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Marelin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marelin's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 33, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marelin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2022
- Peak year (2008)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Marelin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (137 births, 51% of the file).
2000s was Marelin's strongest decade.
137 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Marelin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1990s 29
1990s
29 births
- 2000s
2000s
137 births
- 2010s
2010s
77 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 137 births (51% of all-time use).
Marelin by state
Where Marelin concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 19 | 7.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 1.9% |
19 of 267 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Marelin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (137 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Marelins (19 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marelin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1969–2022 (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 Marelin 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.