US rank #4881 Girls' name Peak 1942 13,084 births

Marylou — #4881 US girls' name

13,084 babies named Marylou in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s121900s541910s3131920s12511930s26211940s31411950s21281960s15981970s5361980s5171990s3562000s2092010s2282020s120
#4881
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 72% of names given to girls today.

1940s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Marylou was born in this single decade.

1942
Single peak year

376 babies were named Marylou in 1942 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marylou

The Social Security Administration has registered 13,084 babies named Marylou between 1898 and 2024, spanning 127 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marylou currently holds the #4881 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 376 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marylou performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 3,141 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Marylou shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 1,742 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Marylou in 32 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marylou 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 13,084 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.

Marylou at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

13,084

Since 1898

127 years of records

Peak year

1942

376 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

#4,881

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1898

Recorded for 127 years

Last year on file: 2024

Marylou popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1898

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1942)
376
Annual births at peak — across 127 years of records
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Marylou by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
3,141 births that decade — 24% of Marylou's all-time total
1890s121900s541910s3131920s12511930s26211940s31411950s21281960s15981970s5361980s5171990s3562000s2092010s2282020s120

Marylou by state

Where Marylou concentrates geographically — total births since 1898

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Marylou
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
1,742 13.3%
#2 California
1,367 10.4%
#3 Pennsylvania
1,084 8.3%
#4 Texas
784 6.0%
#5 Illinois
730 5.6%
#6 New Jersey
668 5.1%
#7 Michigan
598 4.6%
#8 Ohio
561 4.3%
New York share of Marylou's total US births 13.3%
Even split

1,742 of 13,084 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.

Marylou appears in 32 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marylou?
13,084 babies have been named Marylou since 1898. It currently ranks #4881 among girls. The peak year was 1942 with 376 births.
When was Marylou most popular?
Marylou was most popular in the 1940s decade with 3,141 total births. The single peak year was 1942.
Where is Marylou most popular?
The top states for the name Marylou are New York (1,742 births), California (1,367 births), Pennsylvania (1,084 births).
How long has the name Marylou been used?
Marylou has been recorded in Social Security data since 1898, spanning 127 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Marylou?
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, 1898–2024 (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.