Marylin
Marylin was the 9258th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1936, when it ranked 607th; the most babies were born in 1943 (122). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,016 places. More babies were named Marylin in the 1930s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,258 girls, up 67 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 11girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1943122 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,379babies recorded
Marylin popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,258 | 11 |
| 2020 | #9,325 | 11 |
| 2010 | #5,058 | 28 |
| 2000 | #4,493 | 27 |
| 1990 | #4,803 | 20 |
| 1980 | #5,430 | 13 |
| 1970 | #2,256 | 35 |
| 1960 | #1,827 | 39 |
| 1950 | #1,050 | 77 |
| 1940 | #713 | 96 |
| 1930 | #851 | 71 |
| 1920 | #4,756 | 6 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Marylin, counting every spelling?
Marylin is the most common spelling of a name family that had 11 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 11 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marylin | 11 | #9,258 | 55 |
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 Marylin?
11 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Marylin (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Marylin 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 750 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Marylin.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Marylin?
About 2,700 people born in the US named Marylin are alive today, with a median age of 63; half are between 30 and 78. That makes Marylin a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Marylin by state
How common Marylin 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
These names rose and fell in step with Marylin: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Marylin, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Marylin
How popular is the name Marylin?
Marylin was the 9258th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1936, when it ranked 607th; the most babies were born in 1943 (122). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,016 places. More babies were named Marylin in the 1930s than in any other decade.
Is Marylin a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Marylin in the US.
Where is Marylin most popular?
In 2021–2025, Marylin was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 girls).