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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1899
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 1987
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- California#279 · 1 in 1,570
- Illinois#281 · 1 in 1,770
- New Jersey#296 · 1 in 1,894
- Massachusetts#305 · 1 in 1,994
- Connecticut#318 · 1 in 2,280
Best ever in a state: #3 in Utah, 1932.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | #279 | 137 | 1 in 1,570 |
| Illinois | #281 | 41 | 1 in 1,770 |
| New Jersey | #296 | 23 | 1 in 1,894 |
| Massachusetts | #305 | 18 | 1 in 1,994 |
| Connecticut | #318 | 8 | 1 in 2,280 |
| Mississippi | #346 | 7 | 1 in 1,900 |
| Kentucky | #370 | 7 | 1 in 2,983 |
| New Mexico | #376 | 5 | 1 in 1,903 |
| Tennessee | #382 | 10 | 1 in 2,822 |
| Florida | #383 | 26 | 1 in 2,670 |
| Alabama | #387 | 8 | 1 in 2,692 |
| Pennsylvania | #409 | 21 | 1 in 3,296 |
| New York | #411 | 42 | 1 in 2,663 |
| Maryland | #437 | 8 | 1 in 3,189 |
| Arizona | #440 | 9 | 1 in 2,715 |
| Missouri | #443 | 9 | 1 in 3,472 |
| South Carolina | #445 | 6 | 1 in 3,028 |
| Texas | #448 | 45 | 1 in 2,864 |
| Louisiana | #459 | 9 | 1 in 2,923 |
| Indiana | #481 | 8 | 1 in 4,015 |
| Ohio | #576 | 12 | 1 in 5,642 |
| Washington | #595 | 6 | 1 in 4,531 |
| Michigan | #600 | 11 | 1 in 5,270 |
| Virginia | #724 | 5 | 1 in 6,948 |
| Georgia | #739 | 6 | 1 in 6,532 |
| North Carolina | #766 | 5 | 1 in 7,452 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oklahoma | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
37 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1899
- Peaked 1936 at #13 (11,064 births)
- Births halved by 1958, 22 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 34 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 34 yrs · run 1925–1958
- Top 1,000: 119 yrs · run 1911–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 94
- Highest: 1 in 94 girls born in 1936 were named Marilyn (1.1%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,515 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 1940s
- 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 1987
girls
#418
532 births · 1 in 3,268 girls
Top girls' names in 1987
More about 1987
girls
1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 3,268 of them was named Marilyn, which outranked 96.8% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).