Girls' name · since 1922
Marlynn
Since 1922, U.S. Social Security records show 959 babies named Marlynn, peaking in 1955. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,733 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,046 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 959
- born since 1922
- 1950s
- peak decade
Marlynn currently ranks #12046 among girls' names in America, with 959 babies recorded since 1922.
Social Security Administration records show Marlynn recorded 959 times among girls since 1922, holding rank #12046 nationally today, ahead of 30% of girls, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 2025.
- #7,733 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,046 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 959 born since 1922
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marlynn ranks #7,733 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,046 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 959 born since 1922, peaking in the 1950s.
- #7,733 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,046 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 959
- born since 1922
- 1950s
- peak decade
Marlynn's 959 recorded births place it above 89.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Marlynn compares
959 Top 33% higher than 67% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Marlynn's all-time total is 155% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marlynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 959 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 21 | 19,840 |
Marlynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marlynn splits its recorded history at 1971: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1927 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1955 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marlynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2025
- Peak year (1955)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Marlynn by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (153 births, 16% of the file).
1950s was Marlynn's strongest decade.
153 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Marlynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 37
1920s
37 births
- 1930s
1930s
114 births
- 1940s
1940s
137 births
- 1950s
1950s
153 births
- 1960s
1960s
111 births
- 1970s
1970s
77 births
- 1980s
1980s
66 births
- 1990s
1990s
80 births
- 2000s 59
2000s
59 births
- 2010s
2010s
90 births
- 2020s 35
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 153 births (16% of all-time use).
How Marlynn 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 Marlynn's total volume
Marlynn by state
Where Marlynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 1.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.5% |
16 of 959 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Marlynn's data
- Marlynn's decade-level peak was the 1950s (153 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Marlynns (16 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marlynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~103 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, 1922–2025 (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 Marlynn 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.