Girls' name · since 1934
Marylan
Since 1934, U.S. Social Security records show 76 babies named Marylan, peaking in 1940. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 76
- total births
- 1934–1957
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
Marylan is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 76 have been recorded since 1934.
Social Security Administration records show Marylan recorded 76 times among girls since 1934, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1934 to 1957.
- 76 total births
- 1934–1957 years on record
- 1940s peak decade
- 51% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Marylan's 76 recorded births place it above 58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Marylan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marylan splits its recorded history at 1944: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1936 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1940 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marylan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–1957
- Peak year (1940)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Marylan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1940s was Marylan's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Marylan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
19 births
- 1940s
1940s
39 births
- 1950s
1950s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 39 births (51% of all-time use).
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- Marylan's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (39 total births) through the 1950s (18) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1934–1957 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Marylan: Baby Name Since 1934 - 76 Births, Peak 1940." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/marylan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Marylan 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 July 2026.