Girls' name · since 1930
Marelyn
Since 1930, U.S. Social Security records show 835 babies named Marelyn, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,507 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,149 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 835
- born since 1930
- 2000s
- peak decade
Marelyn currently ranks #6149 among girls' names in America, with 835 babies recorded since 1930.
Marelyn has 835 recorded births among girls since 1930, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6149 as of the latest data, more common than 64% of girls, 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 1930 to 2025.
- #8,507 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,149 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 835 born since 1930
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marelyn ranks #8,507 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,149 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 835 born since 1930, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,507 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,149 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 835
- born since 1930
- 2000s
- peak decade
Marelyn's 835 recorded births place it above 88.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Marelyn compares
835 Top 35% higher than 65% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Marelyn's all-time total is 122% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marelyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 835 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 21 | 19,840 |
Marelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marelyn's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 78% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 22%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1930, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 45, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marelyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 96 years of records
Marelyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (274 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Marelyn's strongest decade.
274 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Marelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 17
1930s
17 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 25
1970s
25 births
- 1980s 29
1980s
29 births
- 1990s 84
1990s
84 births
- 2000s
2000s
274 births
- 2010s
2010s
265 births
- 2020s
2020s
116 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 274 births (33% of all-time use).
How Marelyn 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 Marelyn's total volume
Marelyn by state
Where Marelyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1930
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 107 | 12.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 54 | 6.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 36 | 4.3% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 7 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
107 of 835 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Marelyn's data
- Marelyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (274 total births) through the 2020s (116) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Marelyns (107 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 Marelyn: 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 (~95 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, 1930–2025 (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 Marelyn 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.