Marlyss — girls' name

What the Data Says About Marlyss

The Social Security Administration has registered 95 babies named Marlyss between 1928 and 1951, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marlyss currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1951. The name reached its historical peak in 1934, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marlyss performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Marlyss shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Marlyss in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marlyss 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 95 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.