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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Marolyn

Marolyn was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1938, when it ranked 908th; the most babies were born in 1946 (62). More babies were named Marolyn in the 1940s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
194662 babies
Total since 1880
1,381babies recorded

Marolyn 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#3,06217
1950#1,75030
1940#1,05347
1930#1,64324
1920#5,4815
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Marolyn, counting every spelling?

Marolyn has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Marolyn?

About 700 people born in the US named Marolyn are alive today, with a median age of 78; half are between 71 and 83. That makes Marolyn 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.

Marolyn by state

How common Marolyn was among girls born in each state in 1944–1948, around its peak. In 44 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: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesIL0.01Michigan: 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: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesOH0.02Pennsylvania: 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: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesCA0.01Utah: 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: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesAR0.05Tennessee: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesTN0.03North Carolina: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesNC0.05South 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: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesTX0.05Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Marolyn, girls, 1944–1948. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Marolyn

How popular is the name Marolyn?

Marolyn was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1938, when it ranked 908th; the most babies were born in 1946 (62). More babies were named Marolyn in the 1940s than in any other decade.

Is Marolyn a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,381 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Marolyn most popular?

In 1944–1948, Marolyn was most common in North Carolina (0.05 per 1,000 girls), followed by Arkansas and Texas.