Recorded 1934–1957 Girls' name Peak 1940 76 births

Marylan — girls' name

76 babies named Marylan in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1940. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

76 girls have been named Marylan since 1934, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1957.

76
total births
1934–1957
years on record
1940s
peak decade
51%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Marylan was born in this single decade.

1940
Single peak year

11 babies were named Marylan in 1940 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marylan

The Social Security Administration has registered 76 babies named Marylan between 1934 and 1957, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marylan currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1957. The name reached its historical peak in 1940, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marylan performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Marylan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marylan 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 76 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.

Marylan at a glance

Last recorded 1957

Total births

76

Since 1934

24 years of records

Peak year

1940

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1957

Active since

1934

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1957

Marylan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1934

Last recorded 1957
Peak year (1940)
11
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4681012 19571954195219481946194419421940193619351934 7

Marylan by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
39 births that decade — 51% of Marylan's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marylan?
76 babies have been named Marylan since 1934. It was last recorded in 1957. The peak year was 1940 with 11 births.
When was Marylan most popular?
Marylan was most popular in the 1940s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1940.
How long has the name Marylan been used?
Marylan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1934, spanning 24 years of data through 1957.
What names are similar to Marylan?
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, 1934–1957 (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.