Recorded 1914–1957 Girls' name Peak 1924 268 births

Marilouise — girls' name

268 babies named Marilouise in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s281920s1421930s241940s391950s35
1920s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Marilouise was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

32 babies were named Marilouise in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marilouise

The Social Security Administration has registered 268 babies named Marilouise between 1914 and 1957, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marilouise currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1957. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marilouise performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 142 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Marilouise shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Marilouise in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marilouise 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 268 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.

Marilouise at a glance

Last recorded 1957

Total births

268

Since 1914

44 years of records

Peak year

1924

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1957

Active since

1914

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 1957

Marilouise popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1914

Last recorded 1957
Peak year (1924)
32
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
010203040 19571951194219321927192319191914 7

Marilouise by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
142 births that decade — 53% of Marilouise's all-time total
1910s281920s1421930s241940s391950s35

Marilouise by state

Where Marilouise concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Marilouise
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
8 3.0%
#2 Illinois
5 1.9%
California share of Marilouise's total US births 3.0%
Even split

8 of 268 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marilouise?
268 babies have been named Marilouise since 1914. It was last recorded in 1957. The peak year was 1924 with 32 births.
When was Marilouise most popular?
Marilouise was most popular in the 1920s decade with 142 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Marilouise most popular?
The top states for the name Marilouise are California (8 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Marilouise been used?
Marilouise has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 44 years of data through 1957.
What names are similar to Marilouise?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1914–1957 (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.