Marlyn Girl
How popular is Marlyn?
#5,553 girl name in 2025
22 baby girls were named Marlyn in the US in 2025, making it the 5553rd most popular girl name.
Marlyn popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #5,553 for girls (▲ 611 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 22 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-48% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,649 in 2015, #4,451 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1936 (193 girls) |
| Highest rank | #462 in 1936 |
| First recorded | 1915 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 4% boys, 96% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Marlyn 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 Marlyn is most popular
Babies named Marlyn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (15 girls)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Marlyn by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 56 | #2,156 |
| 1920s | 516 | #798 |
| 1930s | 1,492 | #462 |
| 1940s | 1,064 | #588 |
| 1950s | 682 | #958 |
| 1960s | 448 | #1,449 |
| 1970s | 290 | #1,754 |
| 1980s | 408 | #1,917 |
| 1990s | 619 | #1,812 |
| 2000s | 632 | #2,367 |
| 2010s | 462 | #2,286 |
| 2020s | 137 | #4,451 |
Girl names about as popular as Marlyn
Questions
- Is Marlyn a boy or girl name?
- Marlyn is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 96% of babies named Marlyn were girls.
- How popular is the name Marlyn?
- 22 baby girls were named Marlyn in the US in 2025, making it the 5553rd most popular girl name.
- When was Marlyn most popular?
- Marlyn peaked in 1936, when 193 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #462 in 1936.
- How many people are named Marlyn?
- 9,112 babies have been named Marlyn in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,323 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 55.
- Where is Marlyn most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Marlyn was most common in California, 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.