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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Marlys

Marlys was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1936, when it ranked 323rd; the most babies were born in 1937 (369). More babies were named Marlys 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
1937369 babies
Total since 1880
8,963babies recorded

Marlys popularity since 1880

0125250375500 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 1938.

YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020#16,6695
2010——
2000——
1990#14,3675
1980——
1970#2,99723
1960#1,23479
1950#635181
1940#394295
1930#462211
1920#1,08448
1910#2,6495
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Marlys, counting every spelling?

Marlys has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Marlys?

About 3,800 people born in the US named Marlys are alive today, with a median age of 78; half are between 70 and 85. That makes Marlys 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.

Marlys by state

How common Marlys was among girls born in each state in 1935–1939, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in North Dakota (26.7×), Minnesota (24.4×), South Dakota (19.7×), Iowa (8.8×), Wisconsin (3.3×). In 42 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: 1.1 per 1,000 babiesWI1.1Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: 0.32 per 1,000 babiesWA0.32Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: 8.9 per 1,000 babiesND8.9Minnesota: 8.1 per 1,000 babiesMN8.1Illinois: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesIL0.07Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: 6.6 per 1,000 babiesSD6.6Iowa: 2.9 per 1,000 babiesIA2.9Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesCA0.03Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: 0.60 per 1,000 babiesNE0.60Missouri: 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, Marlys, girls, 1935–1939. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Marlys

How popular is the name Marlys?

Marlys was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1936, when it ranked 323rd; the most babies were born in 1937 (369). More babies were named Marlys in the 1930s than in any other decade.

Is Marlys a boy or girl name?

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

Where was Marlys most popular?

In 1935–1939, Marlys was most common in North Dakota (8.91 per 1,000 girls), followed by Minnesota and South Dakota.