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Marylin and Marilyn side by side: Marylin peaked in 1943 and Marilyn in 1947; in 2025 they were given to 11 and 356 babies.

Marylin and Marilyn, year by year

Babies given each name per year
Marylin and Marilyn births by year2.5k5k7.5k10k13k18801900192019401960198020002025MarilynMarylin
Marylin and Marilyn births by year2.5k5k7.5k10k13k18801900192019401960198020002025MarilynMarylin
Marylin and Marilyn births by year2.5k5k7.5k10k13k1880190519301955198020052025MarilynMarylin
Marylin and Marilyn births by year2.5k5k7.5k10k13k1880193019802025MarilynMarylin

Girls and boys together; Marylin solid, Marilyn dashed.

Marylin and Marilyn compared
MarylinMarilyn
Births 202511356
Rank 2025#9,255 among girls’ names#761 among girls’ names
Recorded since 18804,379374,857
Peak year19431947
Girls100%99.7%
Alive, estimated2,720198,000
Median age6374

Both names: SSA national file, published May 8, 2026, and SSA’s cohort life tables.

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