Recorded 1950–2004 Girls' name Peak 1955 40 births

Marlyse — girls' name

40 babies named Marlyse in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s231990s52000s12

The verdict

40 girls have been named Marlyse since 1950, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 2004.

40
total births
1950–2004
years on record
1950s
peak decade
57%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Marlyse was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

7 babies were named Marlyse in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marlyse

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Marlyse between 1950 and 2004, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marlyse currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marlyse performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Marlyse shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marlyse 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 40 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.

Marlyse at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

40

Since 1950

55 years of records

Peak year

1955

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1950

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2004

Marlyse popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1950

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1955)
7
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
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Marlyse by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
23 births that decade — 57% of Marlyse's all-time total
1950s231990s52000s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marlyse?
40 babies have been named Marlyse since 1950. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1955 with 7 births.
When was Marlyse most popular?
Marlyse was most popular in the 1950s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
How long has the name Marlyse been used?
Marlyse has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 55 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Marlyse?
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.

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, 1950–2004 (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.