Girls' name · since 1920
Marylynn
2,176 babies named Marylynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,459 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,881 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,176
- born since 1920
- 1960s
- peak decade
2,176 babies have been named Marylynn since 1920, making it today's #6881 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marylynn has been recorded 2,176 times among girls since 1920, currently ranked #6881 nationally and more common than 60% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 2025.
- #4,459 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,881 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,176 born since 1920
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marylynn ranks #4,459 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,881 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,176 born since 1920, peaking in the 1960s.
- #4,459 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,881 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,176
- born since 1920
- 1960s
- peak decade
Marylynn's 2,176 recorded births place it above 93.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Marylynn compares
2,176 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Marylynn's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marylynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,176 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 65 | 21 | 19,840 |
Marylynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marylynn's SSA record in two at 1974 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1920, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1960 peak of 65, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marylynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2025
- Peak year (1960)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Marylynn by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (433 births, 20% of the file).
1960s was Marylynn's strongest decade.
433 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Marylynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 65
1920s
65 births
- 1930s 121
1930s
121 births
- 1940s
1940s
292 births
- 1950s
1950s
343 births
- 1960s
1960s
433 births
- 1970s
1970s
185 births
- 1980s
1980s
215 births
- 1990s 155
1990s
155 births
- 2000s 155
2000s
155 births
- 2010s 139
2010s
139 births
- 2020s 73
2020s
73 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 433 births (20% of all-time use).
How Marylynn 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 Marylynn's total volume
Marylynn by state
Where Marylynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 141 | 6.5% |
| #2 | California | | 69 | 3.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 42 | 1.9% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 41 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 39 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 20 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 13 | 0.6% |
141 of 2,176 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Marylynn's data
- Marylynn's decade-level peak was the 1960s (433 total births); usage has since declined to 73 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Marylynns (141 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marylynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~105 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, 1920–2025 (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 Marylynn 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.