Girls' name · since 1922
Marilyne
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.
- #15,154 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 329
- born since 1922
- 1940s
- peak decade
329 girls have been named Marilyne since 1922, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marilyne has been recorded 329 times among girls since 1922, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 1991.
- #15,154 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 329 born since 1922
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marilyne ranks #15,154 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 329 born since 1922, peaking in the 1940s.
- #15,154 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 329
- born since 1922
- 1940s
- peak decade
Marilyne's 329 recorded births place it above 79.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Marilyne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marilyne splits its recorded history at 1941: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1961 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1936 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marilyne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1991
- Peak year (1936)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Marilyne by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (120 births, 36% of the file).
1940s was Marilyne's strongest decade.
120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Marilyne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
48 births
- 1930s
1930s
101 births
- 1940s
1940s
120 births
- 1950s 43
1950s
43 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 120 births (36% of all-time use).
Marilyne by state
Where Marilyne concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.5% |
5 of 329 births nationwide.
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What to do with Marilyne's data
- Marilyne's decade-level peak was the 1940s (120 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Marilynes (5 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marilyne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1936)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1922–1991 (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 Marilyne 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.