Girls' name · since 1938
Marylynne
Marylynne has 163 recorded births since 1938 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1962 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 163
- total births
- 1938–2006
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 43%
- born in that decade
163 girls have been named Marylynne since 1938, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Marylynne recorded 163 times among girls since 1938, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1938 to 2006.
- 163 total births
- 1938–2006 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 43% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Marylynne's 163 recorded births place it above 70% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Marylynne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marylynne splits its recorded history at 1957: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1955 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1962 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marylynne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–2006
- Peak year (1962)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Marylynne by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Marylynne's strongest decade.
70 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Marylynne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s
1940s
54 births
- 1950s 23
1950s
23 births
- 1960s
1960s
70 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 70 births (43% of all-time use).
Marylynne by state
Where Marylynne concentrates geographically, total births since 1938
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 3.1% |
5 of 163 births nationwide.
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- Marylynne's decade-level peak was the 1960s (70 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Marylynnes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1938–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Marylynne: Baby Name Since 1938 - 163 Births, Peak 1962." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/marylynne. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Marylynne 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 July 2026.