Marylyn Girl
How popular is Marylyn?
#11,928 girl name in 2025
7 baby girls were named Marylyn in the US in 2025, making it the 11928th most popular girl name.
1,838living people named Marylyn (est.)
73median age of people named Marylyn
3,336babies named Marylyn since 1880
1 in 473,620US babies born in 2025
Marylyn popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #11,928 for girls |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 7 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-13% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #11,830 in 2015, #13,448 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1936 (238 girls) |
| Highest rank | #418 in 1936 |
| First recorded | 1910 |
| 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 |
Marylyn 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.
Marylyn by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 36 | #2,398 |
| 1920s | 329 | #1,069 |
| 1930s | 1,021 | #418 |
| 1940s | 790 | #794 |
| 1950s | 389 | #1,223 |
| 1960s | 196 | #2,410 |
| 1970s | 154 | #3,311 |
| 1980s | 101 | #4,883 |
| 1990s | 147 | #5,281 |
| 2000s | 91 | #7,404 |
| 2010s | 55 | #9,408 |
| 2020s | 27 | #11,928 |
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Questions
- Is Marylyn a boy or girl name?
- Marylyn is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Marylyn were girls.
- How popular is the name Marylyn?
- 7 baby girls were named Marylyn in the US in 2025, making it the 11928th most popular girl name.
- When was Marylyn most popular?
- Marylyn peaked in 1936, when 238 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #418 in 1936.
- How many people are named Marylyn?
- 3,336 babies have been named Marylyn in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,838 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 73.
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.