Recorded 1917–1961 Girls' name Peak 1937 301 births

Marylene — girls' name

301 babies named Marylene in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1937. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s71920s761930s901940s801950s431960s5
1930s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Marylene was born in this single decade.

1937
Single peak year

14 babies were named Marylene in 1937 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marylene

The Social Security Administration has registered 301 babies named Marylene between 1917 and 1961, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marylene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1937, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marylene performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Marylene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marylene 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 301 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.

Marylene at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

301

Since 1917

45 years of records

Peak year

1937

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1917

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 1961

Marylene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1917

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1937)
14
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
46810121416 196119531946194119361931192619211917 7

Marylene by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
90 births that decade — 30% of Marylene's all-time total
1910s71920s761930s901940s801950s431960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marylene?
301 babies have been named Marylene since 1917. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1937 with 14 births.
When was Marylene most popular?
Marylene was most popular in the 1930s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 1937.
How long has the name Marylene been used?
Marylene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 45 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Marylene?
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.

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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, 1917–1961 (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.