Girls' name · since 1926
Marlyne
Since 1926, U.S. Social Security records show 478 babies named Marlyne, peaking in 1950. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,188 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 478
- born since 1926
- 1940s
- peak decade
478 girls have been named Marlyne since 1926, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marlyne has been recorded 478 times among girls since 1926, 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 1926 to 2022.
- #12,188 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 478 born since 1926
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marlyne ranks #12,188 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 478 born since 1926, peaking in the 1940s.
- #12,188 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 478
- born since 1926
- 1940s
- peak decade
Marlyne's 478 recorded births place it above 83.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Marlyne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marlyne's full recorded timeline at 1958, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1929, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1950 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marlyne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–2022
- Peak year (1950)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 97 years of records
Marlyne by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (109 births, 23% of the file).
1940s was Marlyne's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Marlyne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 1930s
1930s
104 births
- 1940s
1940s
109 births
- 1950s
1950s
68 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1980s 35
1980s
35 births
- 1990s
1990s
53 births
- 2000s
2000s
62 births
- 2010s 20
2010s
20 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 109 births (23% of all-time use).
Marlyne by state
Where Marlyne concentrates geographically, total births since 1926
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15 | 3.1% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 5 | 1.0% |
15 of 478 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Marlyne's data
- Marlyne's decade-level peak was the 1940s (109 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Marlynes (15 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 Marlyne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1950)
Similar record span (~96 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, 1926–2022 (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 Marlyne 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.