Marilyn
#760 for girls in 2025, 356 births · Last seen for boys in 1997 at #8,110
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1936 · 11,064 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 34 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 373,791since 1899
Marilyn over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #760 | 356 | — | |
| 2024 | #665 | 436 | — | |
| 2023 | #743 | 378 | — | |
| 2022 | #697 | 423 | — | |
| 2021 | #704 | 409 | — | |
| 2020 | #634 | 457 | — | |
| 2019 | #634 | 467 | — | |
| 2018 | #606 | 498 | — | |
| 2017 | #529 | 585 | — | |
| 2016 | #490 | 634 | — | |
| 2015 | #426 | 748 | — | |
| 2014 | #404 | 798 | — | |
| 2013 | #373 | 837 | — | |
| 2012 | #421 | 744 | — | |
| 2011 | #544 | 535 | — | |
| 2010 | #547 | 536 | — | |
| 2009 | #580 | 524 | — | |
| 2008 | #565 | 545 | — | |
| 2007 | #522 | 599 | — | |
| 2006 | #508 | 598 | — | |
| 2005 | #558 | 513 | — | |
| 2004 | #573 | 499 | — | |
| 2003 | #544 | 514 | — | |
| 2002 | #543 | 507 | — | |
| 2001 | #496 | 553 | — | |
| 2000 | #508 | 524 | — | |
| 1999 | #527 | 481 | — | |
| 1998 | #490 | 518 | — | |
| 1997 | #447 | 567 | #8,110 | 6 |
| 1996 | #416 | 611 | — | |
| 1995 | #445 | 576 | #8,868 | 5 |
| 1994 | #459 | 552 | — | |
| 1993 | #415 | 599 | #8,700 | 5 |
| 1992 | #378 | 680 | — | |
| 1991 | #434 | 584 | — | |
| 1990 | #432 | 582 | — | |
| 1989 | #393 | 628 | #5,615 | 8 |
| 1988 | #424 | 547 | #7,270 | 5 |
| 1987 | #418 | 532 | — | |
| 1986 | #441 | 488 | #6,721 | 5 |
| 1985 | #421 | 522 | #5,785 | 6 |
| 1984 | #418 | 509 | #4,552 | 8 |
| 1983 | #368 | 612 | — | |
| 1982 | #399 | 582 | — | |
| 1981 | #390 | 579 | — | |
| 1980 | #393 | 579 | — | |
| 1979 | #389 | 559 | #4,068 | 9 |
| 1978 | #341 | 634 | #5,059 | 6 |
| 1977 | #360 | 608 | — | |
| 1976 | #341 | 648 | — | |
| 1975 | #339 | 651 | #4,797 | 6 |
| 1974 | #315 | 725 | #4,634 | 6 |
| 1973 | #300 | 777 | #2,857 | 12 |
| 1972 | #294 | 856 | #3,152 | 10 |
| 1971 | #239 | 1,216 | #3,963 | 7 |
| 1970 | #248 | 1,256 | #4,230 | 6 |
| 1969 | #218 | 1,398 | #3,062 | 9 |
| 1968 | #198 | 1,577 | #3,365 | 7 |
| 1967 | #167 | 1,960 | #2,470 | 11 |
| 1966 | #170 | 1,994 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1965 | #151 | 2,490 | #2,270 | 13 |
| 1964 | #146 | 2,793 | #3,282 | 7 |
| 1963 | #125 | 3,314 | #2,414 | 12 |
| 1962 | #127 | 3,608 | #2,279 | 13 |
| 1961 | #122 | 3,797 | #2,070 | 16 |
| 1960 | #117 | 4,071 | #2,871 | 9 |
| 1959 | #109 | 4,343 | #2,200 | 14 |
| 1958 | #96 | 4,948 | #2,093 | 15 |
| 1957 | #82 | 5,743 | #2,822 | 9 |
| 1956 | #70 | 6,926 | #1,568 | 25 |
| 1955 | #49 | 8,409 | #1,791 | 19 |
| 1954 | #35 | 10,814 | #1,956 | 16 |
| 1953 | #36 | 10,742 | #1,630 | 22 |
| 1952 | #38 | 9,803 | #2,251 | 12 |
| 1951 | #41 | 9,148 | #1,683 | 20 |
| 1950 | #37 | 9,285 | #1,941 | 15 |
| 1949 | #33 | 9,865 | #2,022 | 14 |
| 1948 | #33 | 9,937 | #1,881 | 16 |
| 1947 | #29 | 11,881 | #1,519 | 24 |
| 1946 | #29 | 10,711 | #1,557 | 21 |
| 1945 | #27 | 9,534 | #1,633 | 17 |
| 1944 | #27 | 9,738 | #1,438 | 22 |
| 1943 | #27 | 10,145 | #1,258 | 30 |
| 1942 | #27 | 9,906 | #1,228 | 32 |
| 1941 | #30 | 8,556 | #1,169 | 32 |
| 1940 | #25 | 8,704 | #1,007 | 41 |
| 1939 | #19 | 9,538 | #1,141 | 32 |
| 1938 | #19 | 9,745 | #1,076 | 36 |
| 1937 | #13 | 9,739 | #932 | 45 |
| 1936 | #13 | 11,064 | #1,028 | 38 |
| 1935 | #14 | 10,418 | #1,148 | 33 |
| 1934 | #17 | 9,382 | #1,059 | 38 |
| 1933 | #16 | 9,126 | #1,361 | 24 |
| 1932 | #16 | 10,567 | #1,090 | 38 |
| 1931 | #19 | 9,664 | #1,239 | 31 |
| 1930 | #22 | 9,288 | #1,330 | 29 |
| 1929 | #33 | 6,731 | #1,237 | 32 |
| 1928 | #38 | 6,066 | #1,707 | 20 |
| 1927 | #46 | 5,554 | #1,692 | 21 |
| 1926 | #65 | 4,370 | #2,725 | 10 |
| 1925 | #83 | 3,419 | — | |
| 1924 | #101 | 2,860 | #4,347 | 5 |
| 1923 | #118 | 2,286 | — | |
| 1922 | #145 | 1,698 | #4,307 | 5 |
| 1921 | #253 | 696 | — | |
| 1920 | #288 | 522 | — | |
| 1919 | #313 | 404 | — | |
| 1918 | #421 | 245 | — | |
| 1917 | #520 | 164 | — | |
| 1916 | #552 | 146 | — | |
| 1915 | #629 | 109 | — | |
| 1914 | #671 | 75 | — | |
| 1913 | #678 | 58 | — | |
| 1912 | #668 | 56 | — | |
| 1911 | #777 | 31 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,030 | 18 | — | |
| 1909 | #890 | 21 | — | |
| 1908 | #768 | 25 | — | |
| 1907 | #923 | 17 | — | |
| 1906 | #742 | 24 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,238 | 10 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,659 | 6 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,076 | 11 | — | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | #1,466 | 6 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,106 | 12 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,596 | 5 | — | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
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| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Marilyn! It came in at #1,596, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1902, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Marilyn is popular in 1937
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Nebraska#5 · 1 in 40
- Utah#5 · 1 in 45
- Iowa#8 · 1 in 45
- Kansas#8 · 1 in 47
- Michigan#8 · 1 in 55
Best ever in a state: #3 in Utah, 1932.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | #5 | 228 | 1 in 40 |
| Utah | #5 | 100 | 1 in 45 |
| Iowa | #8 | 406 | 1 in 45 |
| Kansas | #8 | 255 | 1 in 47 |
| Michigan | #8 | 727 | 1 in 55 |
| Illinois | #9 | 857 | 1 in 61 |
| Indiana | #9 | 465 | 1 in 52 |
| Ohio | #9 | 810 | 1 in 60 |
| North Dakota | #11 | 81 | 1 in 61 |
| South Dakota | #11 | 91 | 1 in 51 |
| California | #12 | 558 | 1 in 73 |
| Idaho | #12 | 61 | 1 in 63 |
| Minnesota | #12 | 335 | 1 in 61 |
| New York | #12 | 1,090 | 1 in 77 |
| Washington | #12 | 186 | 1 in 56 |
| Wisconsin | #14 | 334 | 1 in 69 |
| Maine | #15 | 78 | 1 in 78 |
| Massachusetts | #15 | 379 | 1 in 72 |
| Nevada | #15 | 8 | 1 in 47 |
| Montana | #16 | 52 | 1 in 74 |
| Vermont | #17 | 32 | 1 in 74 |
| Wyoming | #17 | 18 | 1 in 81 |
| Colorado | #18 | 97 | 1 in 87 |
| Missouri | #18 | 295 | 1 in 88 |
| Oregon | #18 | 87 | 1 in 69 |
| New Jersey | #22 | 248 | 1 in 97 |
| Connecticut | #23 | 93 | 1 in 101 |
| New Hampshire | #27 | 32 | 1 in 93 |
| Arizona | #28 | 31 | 1 in 146 |
| Oklahoma | #28 | 146 | 1 in 133 |
| Rhode Island | #31 | 37 | 1 in 112 |
| Pennsylvania | #36 | 505 | 1 in 142 |
| Florida | #51 | 53 | 1 in 245 |
| Hawaii | #55 | 16 | 1 in 189 |
| Kentucky | #55 | 109 | 1 in 240 |
| Texas | #55 | 200 | 1 in 279 |
| Arkansas | #60 | 68 | 1 in 260 |
| Louisiana | #68 | 80 | 1 in 267 |
| Maryland | #70 | 41 | 1 in 290 |
| District of Columbia | #73 | 18 | 1 in 266 |
| West Virginia | #76 | 57 | 1 in 334 |
| New Mexico | #81 | 18 | 1 in 299 |
| Tennessee | #96 | 60 | 1 in 442 |
| Alabama | #113 | 64 | 1 in 451 |
| Georgia | #126 | 57 | 1 in 532 |
| Mississippi | #130 | 43 | 1 in 515 |
| South Carolina | #133 | 36 | 1 in 573 |
| North Carolina | #138 | 62 | 1 in 589 |
| Virginia | #168 | 29 | 1 in 796 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Marilyn
- 95 spots since 2024 (#665 → #760)
- 126 spots since 2020 (#634 → #760)
- 334 spots since 2015 (#426 → #760)
- Biggest jump: 496 spots in 1906 (#1,238 → #742)
- Biggest drop: 181 spots in 1907 (#742 → #923)
- Debuted 1899
- Peaked 1936 at #13 (11,064 births)
- Births halved by 1958, 22 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 34 yrs · run 1925–1958
- Top 1,000: 119 yrs · run 1911–2025
- Highest: 1 in 94 girls born in 1936 were named Marilyn (1.1%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,515 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 26.5% of all girls named Marilyn (98,977) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | #1,596 (1899) | #1,596 |
| 1900s | 132 | #742 (1906) | #1,096 |
| 1910s | 1,306 | #313 (1919) | #626 |
| 1920s | 34,202 | #33 (1929) | #117 |
| 1930s | 98,531 | #13 (1936) | #17 |
| 1940s | 98,977 | #25 (1940) | #29 |
| 1950s | 80,161 | #35 (1954) | #59 |
| 1960s | 27,002 | #117 (1960) | #154 |
| 1970s | 7,930 | #239 (1971) | #317 |
| 1980s | 5,578 | #368 (1983) | #407 |
| 1990s | 5,750 | #378 (1992) | #444 |
| 2000s | 5,376 | #496 (2001) | #540 |
| 2010s | 6,382 | #373 (2013) | #497 |
| 2020s | 2,459 | #634 (2020) | #701 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Marilyn in 1937
Top girls' names in 1937
Top boys' names in 1937
More about 1937
girls
1,064,033 girls got a published name in 1937; 1 in 109 of them was named Marilyn, which outranked 99.7% of the 4,930 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,066,659 boys got a published name in 1937; 1 in 23,704 of them was named Marilyn, which outranked 76.8% of the 4,020 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).