Girls' name · since 1944
Marilin
Since 1944, U.S. Social Security records show 780 babies named Marilin, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,896 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 780
- born since 1944
- 2000s
- peak decade
780 girls have been named Marilin since 1944, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Marilin has 780 recorded births among girls since 1944, 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 1944 to 2022.
- #8,896 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 780 born since 1944
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marilin ranks #8,896 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 780 born since 1944, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,896 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 780
- born since 1944
- 2000s
- peak decade
Marilin's 780 recorded births place it above 87.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Marilin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marilin's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1948, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 32, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marilin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–2022
- Peak year (2003)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Marilin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (261 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Marilin's strongest decade.
261 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Marilin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 56
1960s
56 births
- 1970s 79
1970s
79 births
- 1980s 83
1980s
83 births
- 1990s
1990s
196 births
- 2000s
2000s
261 births
- 2010s 74
2010s
74 births
- 2020s 9
2020s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 261 births (33% of all-time use).
How Marilin 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 Marilin's total volume
Marilin by state
Where Marilin concentrates geographically, total births since 1944
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 136 | 17.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 29 | 3.7% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 16 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Texas | | 11 | 1.4% |
136 of 780 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Marilin's data
- Marilin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (261 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Marilins (136 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marilin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1944–2022 (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 Marilin 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.