Recorded 1944–1966 Girls' name Peak 1948 29 births

Marylinda — girls' name

29 babies named Marylinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

29 girls have been named Marylinda since 1944, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1966.

29
total births
1944–1966
years on record
1940s
peak decade
59%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Marylinda was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

7 babies were named Marylinda in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marylinda

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Marylinda between 1944 and 1966, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marylinda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1966. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marylinda performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Marylinda shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marylinda 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 29 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.

Marylinda at a glance

Last recorded 1966

Total births

29

Since 1944

23 years of records

Peak year

1948

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1966

Active since

1944

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1966

Marylinda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1944

Last recorded 1966
Peak year (1948)
7
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
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Marylinda by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
17 births that decade — 59% of Marylinda's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marylinda?
29 babies have been named Marylinda since 1944. It was last recorded in 1966. The peak year was 1948 with 7 births.
When was Marylinda most popular?
Marylinda was most popular in the 1940s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
How long has the name Marylinda been used?
Marylinda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 23 years of data through 1966.
What names are similar to Marylinda?
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, 1944–1966 (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.