Girls' name · since 1950
Marlyse
Since 1950, U.S. Social Security records show 40 babies named Marlyse, peaking in 1955. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #37,615 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 40
- born since 1950
- 1950s
- peak decade
Marlyse is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 40 have been recorded since 1950.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marlyse has been recorded 40 times among girls since 1950, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2004.
- #37,615 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 40 born since 1950
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marlyse ranks #37,615 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 40 born since 1950, peaking in the 1950s.
- #37,615 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 40
- born since 1950
- 1950s
- peak decade
Marlyse's 40 recorded births place it above 47.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Marlyse's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marlyse splits its recorded history at 1958: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1950 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1955 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marlyse popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2004
- Peak year (1955)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Marlyse by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (23 births, 57% of the file).
1950s was Marlyse's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Marlyse births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
23 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 23 births (57% of all-time use).
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- Marlyse's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (23 total births) through the 2000s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Marlyse: 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 (~54 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, 1950–2004 (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 Marlyse 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.