Recorded 1922–1991 Girls' name Peak 1936 329 births

Marilyne — girls' name

329 babies named Marilyne in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1936. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s481930s1011940s1201950s431960s111990s6
1940s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Marilyne was born in this single decade.

1936
Single peak year

18 babies were named Marilyne in 1936 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marilyne

The Social Security Administration has registered 329 babies named Marilyne between 1922 and 1991, spanning 70 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marilyne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1936, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marilyne performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 120 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Marilyne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Marilyne in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marilyne 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 329 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.

Marilyne at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

329

Since 1922

70 years of records

Peak year

1936

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1922

Recorded for 70 years

Last year on file: 1991

Marilyne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1922

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1936)
18
Annual births at peak — across 70 years of records
05101520 19911953194719421937193219261922 7

Marilyne by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
120 births that decade — 36% of Marilyne's all-time total
1920s481930s1011940s1201950s431960s111990s6

Marilyne by state

Where Marilyne concentrates geographically — total births since 1922

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Marilyne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.5%
California share of Marilyne's total US births 1.5%

5 of 329 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marilyne?
329 babies have been named Marilyne since 1922. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1936 with 18 births.
When was Marilyne most popular?
Marilyne was most popular in the 1940s decade with 120 total births. The single peak year was 1936.
Where is Marilyne most popular?
The top states for the name Marilyne are California (5 births).
How long has the name Marilyne been used?
Marilyne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 70 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Marilyne?
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, 1922–1991 (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.