Maralyn Girl
How popular is Maralyn?
Peaked in 1938
No babies were recorded with the name Maralyn in 2025. It was most used in 1938, when 64 girls got the name.
615living people named Maralyn (est.)
78median age of people named Maralyn
1,319babies named Maralyn since 1880
Maralyn popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Not used lately |
| Peak year | 1938 (64 girls) |
| Highest rank | #875 in 1938 |
| First recorded | 1917 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
Maralyn counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Marilyn family of names ranked #429 for girls in 2025 (#413 the year before), with 698 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Marilyn | 356 | 51% |
| Marlene | 177 | 25% |
| Marilynn | 41 | 6% |
| Marlen | 42 | 6% |
| Marlyn | 22 | 3% |
| Marelyn | 19 | 3% |
| Marylin | 11 | 2% |
| Marylynn | 16 | 2% |
| Marlynn | 7 | 1% |
| Marylyn | 7 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Maralyn by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 15 | #3,090 |
| 1920s | 227 | #1,243 |
| 1930s | 416 | #875 |
| 1940s | 333 | #1,062 |
| 1950s | 180 | #1,884 |
| 1960s | 58 | #4,238 |
| 1970s | 11 | #8,442 |
| 1980s | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1990s | 5 | #13,512 |
| 2000s | 23 | #9,472 |
| 2010s | 41 | #9,031 |
| 2020s | 5 | #15,189 |
Questions
- Is Maralyn a boy or girl name?
- Maralyn is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Maralyn were girls.
- How popular is the name Maralyn?
- No babies were recorded with the name Maralyn in 2025. It was most used in 1938, when 64 girls got the name.
- When was Maralyn most popular?
- Maralyn peaked in 1938, when 64 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #875 in 1938.
- How many people are named Maralyn?
- 1,319 babies have been named Maralyn in the US since 1880. We estimate about 615 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 78.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.