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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Maralyn

Maralyn was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1938, when it ranked 882nd with 64 babies. More babies were named Maralyn in the 1930s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
193864 babies
Total since 1880
1,319babies recorded

Maralyn popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970——
1960#5,4947
1950#1,94325
1940#1,07246
1930#1,51827
1920#2,82612
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Maralyn, counting every spelling?

Maralyn has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Maralyn?

About 600 people born in the US named Maralyn are alive today, with a median age of 77; half are between 67 and 84. That makes Maralyn a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Maralyn by state

How common Maralyn was among girls born in each state in 1936–1940, around its peak. In 43 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesIL0.03Michigan: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesMI0.02New York: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNY0.03Massachusetts: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMA0.04Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesIA0.18Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesOH0.02Pennsylvania: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesPA0.01New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesCA0.05Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Maralyn, girls, 1936–1940. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Maralyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Maralyn, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Maralyn

How popular is the name Maralyn?

Maralyn was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1938, when it ranked 882nd with 64 babies. More babies were named Maralyn in the 1930s than in any other decade.

Is Maralyn a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Maralyn in the US.

Where was Maralyn most popular?

In 1936–1940, Maralyn was most common in Iowa (0.18 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Massachusetts.