Marlys

Last seen for girls in 2022 at #15,306 · Last seen for boys in 1938 at #3,534
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1936 · 367 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
8,958
since 1910

Marlys over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Marlys has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201942peak #323, 1936girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2020#15,0885—
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2018#15,6825—
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2016#9,41111—
2015#16,4195—
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2012#14,9626—
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2008#13,8327—
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2006#15,1526—
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2004#14,1796—
2003#13,8446—
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2001#15,3525—
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1996#13,5185—
1995#13,3865—
1994#13,4305—
1993#13,4425—
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1991#8,5889—
1990#12,9585—
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1988#10,3866—
1987#7,9878—
1986#10,9125—
1985#10,6775—
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1983#7,3128—
1982#9,2376—
1981#5,88511—
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1979#7,3138—
1978#5,56311—
1977#5,88810—
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1974#6,2588—
1973#6,0808—
1972#3,40418—
1971#3,94315—
1970#2,93823—
1969#2,76823—
1968#2,78921—
1967#2,21229—
1966#2,14730—
1965#2,41125—
1964#1,43362—
1963#1,56552—
1962#1,35067—
1961#1,27975—
1960#1,22779—
1959#1,11093—
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First appearance
1910

The first year at least five girls were named Marlys! It came in at #2,398, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1910–1912, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Marlys is popular in 1942

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Marlys, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Marlys, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Marlys, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Marlys, so not publishedNHWashington: #307 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,708 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Marlys, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Marlys, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #40 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 145 girlsNDMinnesota: #52 for girls · 99 births · 1 in 256 girlsMNIllinois: #643 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 11,751 girlsILWisconsin: #180 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,662 girlsWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Marlys, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Marlys, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Marlys, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Marlys, so not publishedRIOregon: #217 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,509 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Marlys, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Marlys, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #84 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 392 girlsSDIowa: #76 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 414 girlsIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Marlys, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Marlys, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Marlys, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Marlys, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Marlys, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #482 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 5,752 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Marlys, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Marlys, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Marlys, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Marlys, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Marlys, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Marlys, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Marlys, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Marlys, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Marlys, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Marlys, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Marlys, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Marlys, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Marlys, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Marlys, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Marlys, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Marlys, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Marlys, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Marlys, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Marlys, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Marlys, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Marlys, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Marlys, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Marlys, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Marlys, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Marlys, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Dakota#40 · 1 in 145
  2. Minnesota#52 · 1 in 256
  3. Iowa#76 · 1 in 414
  4. South Dakota#84 · 1 in 392
  5. Wisconsin#180 · 1 in 1,662

Best ever in a state: #25 in North Dakota, 1939.

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StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#40371 in 145
Minnesota#52991 in 256
Iowa#76511 in 414
South Dakota#84121 in 392
Wisconsin#180171 in 1,662
Oregon#21761 in 1,509
Washington#30761 in 2,708
California#482121 in 5,752
Illinois#64361 in 11,751
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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 Marlys
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2022
  • Biggest jump: 233 spots in 1923 (#1,044 → #811)
  • Biggest drop: 165 spots in 1955 (#760 → #925)
Rise & fade · girls
26 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1910
  • Peaked 1936 at #323 (367 births)
  • Births halved by 1949, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 35 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 35 yrs · run 1923–1956
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,835
  • Highest: 1 in 2,835 girls born in 1936 were named Marlys (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 328,026 girls born in 2022 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1930s
  • 35.4% of all girls named Marlys (3,172) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s171#1,121 (1919)#1,861
1920s1,055#522 (1929)#764
1930s3,172#323 (1936)#364
1940s2,430#394 (1940)#492
1950s1,391#626 (1951)#842
1960s463#1,227 (1960)#1,918
1970s121#2,938 (1970)#5,250
1980s49#5,885 (1981)#8,914
1990s34#8,588 (1991)#12,554
2000s30#13,832 (2008)#14,472
2010s27#9,411 (2016)#14,119
2020s15#15,088 (2020)#15,215

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.

Marlys in 1942

girls
#453
264 births · 1 in 5,116 girls

Top girls' names in 1942

  1. #1Mary63,256
  2. #2Barbara44,739
  3. #3Patricia39,465
  4. #4Linda31,613
  5. #5Carol30,272
  6. #6Sandra24,994
  7. #7Judith24,792
  8. #8Nancy23,327
  9. #9Betty21,659
  10. #10Carolyn19,978
  11. #453Marlys264
More about 1942

girls

1,350,719 girls got a published name in 1942; 1 in 5,116 of them was named Marlys, which outranked 91.6% of the 5,378 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marlys
  1. #450Elnora267
  2. #450Trudy267
  3. #452Rosalyn265
  4. #453Marlys264
  5. #453Arline264
  6. #453Melva264
  7. #456Cornelia263
  8. #456Nola263
  9. #458Elinor262

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1941
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,567Michal#4,420 → #853
  2. ↑ 1,885Merrily#2,397 → #512
  3. ↑ 1,081Merrilee#1,954 → #873
  4. ↑ 783Jerrilyn#1,610 → #827
  5. ↑ 760Candace#1,418 → #658
Fallers
  1. ↓ 354Rebekah#924 → #1,278
  2. ↓ 350Leatha#830 → #1,180
  3. ↓ 307Nella#993 → #1,300
  4. ↓ 272Arla#934 → #1,206
  5. ↓ 262Vivien#735 → #997

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1942 →