Marilu
Marilu was the 7022nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1929, when it ranked 1930th; the most babies were born in 1991 (55). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,259 places. More babies were named Marilu in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,022 girls, up 2,298 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 16girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199155 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,279babies recorded
Marilu popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,022 | 16 |
| 2020 | #9,320 | 11 |
| 2010 | #9,052 | 13 |
| 2000 | #5,256 | 22 |
| 1990 | #2,366 | 53 |
| 1980 | #2,973 | 30 |
| 1970 | #2,995 | 23 |
| 1960 | #2,620 | 22 |
| 1950 | #3,161 | 12 |
| 1940 | #2,010 | 17 |
| 1930 | #3,238 | 9 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Marilu, counting every spelling?
Marilu is the most common spelling of a name family that had 16 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 16 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marilu | 16 | #7,022 | 77 |
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 Marilu?
16 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Marilu (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Marilu 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 529 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Marilu.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Marilu?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Marilu are alive today, with a median age of 36; half are between 24 and 52. That makes Marilu mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Marilu by state
How common Marilu was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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 Marilu
How popular is the name Marilu?
Marilu was the 7022nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1929, when it ranked 1930th; the most babies were born in 1991 (55). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,259 places. More babies were named Marilu in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Marilu a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Marilu in the US.
Where is Marilu most popular?
In 2021–2025, Marilu was most common in Texas (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and California.