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Marylou and Marlo side by side: Marylou peaked in 1942 and Marlo in 1970; in 2025 they were given to 28 and 204 babies.

Marylou and Marlo, year by year

Babies given each name per year
Marylou and Marlo births by year20040060080018801900192019401960198020002025MarloMarylou
Marylou and Marlo births by year20040060080018801900192019401960198020002025MarloMarylou
Marylou and Marlo births by year2004006008001880190519301955198020052025MarloMarylou
Marylou and Marlo births by year2004006008001880193019802025MarloMarylou

Girls and boys together; Marylou solid, Marlo dashed.

Marylou and Marlo compared
MarylouMarlo
Births 202528204
Rank 2025#4,834 among girls’ names#1,839 among girls’ names
Recorded since 188013,11210,944
Peak year19421970
Girls100%66%
Alive, estimated7,3909,880
Median age6947

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

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