Girls' name · since 1910
Marylyn
Since 1910, U.S. Social Security records show 3,336 babies named Marylyn, peaking in 1936. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,363 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,001 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,336
- born since 1910
- 1930s
- peak decade
Yes -- Marylyn is the #12001 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,336 recorded since 1910.
Social Security Administration records show Marylyn recorded 3,336 times among girls since 1910, holding rank #12001 nationally today, ahead of 31% of girls, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 2025.
- #3,363 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,001 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,336 born since 1910
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marylyn ranks #3,363 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,001 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,336 born since 1910, peaking in the 1930s.
- #3,363 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,001 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,336
- born since 1910
- 1930s
- peak decade
Marylyn's 3,336 recorded births place it above 95.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Marylyn compares
3,336 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Marylyn's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marylyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,336 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 238 | 21 | 19,840 |
Marylyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marylyn's SSA record in two at 1967 and the more recent half accounts for 19% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 81%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1910, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1936 peak of 238, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marylyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–2025
- Peak year (1936)
- 238
- Annual births at peak, across 116 years of records
Marylyn by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (1,021 births, 31% of the file).
1930s was Marylyn's strongest decade.
1,021 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Marylyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 36
1910s
36 births
- 1920s 329
1920s
329 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,021 births
- 1940s
1940s
790 births
- 1950s 389
1950s
389 births
- 1960s 196
1960s
196 births
- 1970s 154
1970s
154 births
- 1980s 101
1980s
101 births
- 1990s 147
1990s
147 births
- 2000s 91
2000s
91 births
- 2010s 55
2010s
55 births
- 2020s 27
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 1,021 births (31% of all-time use).
How Marylyn 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 Marylyn's total volume
Marylyn by state
Where Marylyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 243 | 7.3% |
| #2 | California | | 194 | 5.8% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 118 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 114 | 3.4% |
| #5 | Texas | | 114 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 85 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 53 | 1.6% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 32 | 1.0% |
243 of 3,336 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Marylyn appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Marylyn's data
- Marylyn's decade-level peak was the 1930s (1,021 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Marylyns (243 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Marylyn
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marylyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1936)
Similar record span (~115 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, 1910–2025 (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 Marylyn 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.