Marelyn
Marelyn was the 6251st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 3598th; the most babies were born in 2008 (45). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,436 places. More babies were named Marelyn in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,251 girls, up 1,564 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 19girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200845 babies
- Total since 1880
- 835babies recorded
Marelyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,251 | 19 |
| 2020 | #7,815 | 14 |
| 2010 | #4,463 | 33 |
| 2000 | #7,864 | 13 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #8,695 | 7 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | #5,804 | 5 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #4,986 | 5 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Marelyn, counting every spelling?
Marelyn is the most common spelling of a name family that had 19 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 19 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marelyn | 19 | #6,251 | 102 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Marelyn?
19 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Marelyn (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Marelyn born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 439 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Marelyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Marelyn?
About 800 people born in the US named Marelyn are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 11 and 24. That makes Marelyn mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Marelyn by state
How common Marelyn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Marelyn
How popular is the name Marelyn?
Marelyn was the 6251st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 3598th; the most babies were born in 2008 (45). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,436 places. More babies were named Marelyn in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Marelyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Marelyn in the US.
Where is Marelyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Marelyn was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 girls).