Marilynn Girl
How popular is Marilynn?
#3,644 girl name in 2025
41 baby girls were named Marilynn in the US in 2025, making it the 3644th most popular girl name.
Marilynn popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #3,644 for girls (▼ 367 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 41 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-38% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,685 in 2015, #3,015 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1947 (407 girls) |
| Highest rank | #348 in 1944 |
| First recorded | 1914 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Marilynn 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.
Where Marilynn is most popular
Babies named Marilynn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (40 girls)
- Washington: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (19 girls)
- Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Marilynn by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 213 | #814 |
| 1920s | 1,621 | #388 |
| 1930s | 2,359 | #373 |
| 1940s | 3,569 | #348 |
| 1950s | 2,723 | #408 |
| 1960s | 653 | #1,014 |
| 1970s | 354 | #1,655 |
| 1980s | 301 | #2,290 |
| 1990s | 384 | #2,508 |
| 2000s | 261 | #4,168 |
| 2010s | 563 | #2,236 |
| 2020s | 281 | #3,015 |
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Questions
- Is Marilynn a boy or girl name?
- Marilynn is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Marilynn were girls.
- How popular is the name Marilynn?
- 41 baby girls were named Marilynn in the US in 2025, making it the 3644th most popular girl name.
- When was Marilynn most popular?
- Marilynn peaked in 1947, when 407 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #348 in 1944.
- How many people are named Marilynn?
- 13,282 babies have been named Marilynn in the US since 1880. We estimate about 7,779 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 73.
- Where is Marilynn most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Marilynn was most common in Texas, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
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.