Girls' name · since 1918
Marylin
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 4,379 babies named Marylin, peaking in 1943. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,808 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,913 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,379
- born since 1918
- 1930s
- peak decade
4,379 babies have been named Marylin since 1918, making it today's #8913 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marylin has been recorded 4,379 times among girls since 1918, currently ranked #8913 nationally and more common than 48% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2025.
- #2,808 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,913 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,379 born since 1918
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marylin ranks #2,808 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,913 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,379 born since 1918, peaking in the 1930s.
- #2,808 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,913 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,379
- born since 1918
- 1930s
- peak decade
Marylin's 4,379 recorded births place it above 96.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Marylin compares
4,379 Top 15% higher than 85% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Marylin's all-time total is 12x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marylin | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,379 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 122 | 21 | 19,840 |
Marylin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marylin splits its recorded history at 1972: 26% of all births land in the more recent half, 74% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1920 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1943 peak of 122 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marylin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025
- Peak year (1943)
- 122
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Marylin by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (981 births, 22% of the file).
1930s was Marylin's strongest decade.
981 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Marylin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 8
1910s
8 births
- 1920s 277
1920s
277 births
- 1930s
1930s
981 births
- 1940s
1940s
944 births
- 1950s
1950s
621 births
- 1960s 335
1960s
335 births
- 1970s 212
1970s
212 births
- 1980s 147
1980s
147 births
- 1990s 247
1990s
247 births
- 2000s 297
2000s
297 births
- 2010s 244
2010s
244 births
- 2020s 66
2020s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 981 births (22% of all-time use).
How Marylin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Marylin's total volume
Marylin by state
Where Marylin concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 419 | 9.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 378 | 8.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 168 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 132 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 131 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 97 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 75 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 71 | 1.6% |
419 of 4,379 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Marylin appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Marylin's data
- Marylin's decade-level peak was the 1930s (981 total births); usage has since declined to 66 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Marylins (419 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Marylin
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marylin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1943)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1918–2025 (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 Marylin 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.