Marilyn

Given to 374,857 US babies since 1899

● Steady

Rank in 2025

#760

recorded as girls

95 since 2024

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recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

356

girls 356

Peak year

1936

11,064 babies recorded as girls

All-time total

374,857

since 1899

Born a Marilyn? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Marilyn was most popular in 1936, when 11,064 babies recorded as girls got the name (10.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 356 babies were named Marilyn, ranking #760 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	356	760	<5	—
2024	436	665	<5	—
2023	378	743	<5	—
2022	423	697	<5	—
2021	409	704	<5	—
2020	457	634	<5	—
2019	467	634	<5	—
2018	498	606	<5	—
2017	585	529	<5	—
2016	634	490	<5	—
2015	748	426	<5	—
2014	798	404	<5	—
2013	837	373	<5	—
2012	744	421	<5	—
2011	535	544	<5	—
2010	536	547	<5	—
2009	524	580	<5	—
2008	545	565	<5	—
2007	599	522	<5	—
2006	598	508	<5	—
2005	513	558	<5	—
2004	499	573	<5	—
2003	514	544	<5	—
2002	507	543	<5	—
2001	553	496	<5	—
2000	524	508	<5	—
1999	481	527	<5	—
1998	518	490	<5	—
1997	567	447	6	8110
1996	611	416	<5	—
1995	576	445	5	8868
1994	552	459	<5	—
1993	599	415	5	8700
1992	680	378	<5	—
1991	584	434	<5	—
1990	582	432	<5	—
1989	628	393	8	5615
1988	547	424	5	7270
1987	532	418	<5	—
1986	488	441	5	6721
1985	522	421	6	5785
1984	509	418	8	4552
1983	612	368	<5	—
1982	582	399	<5	—
1981	579	390	<5	—
1980	579	393	<5	—
1979	559	389	9	4068
1978	634	341	6	5059
1977	608	360	<5	—
1976	648	341	<5	—
1975	651	339	6	4797
1974	725	315	6	4634
1973	777	300	12	2857
1972	856	294	10	3152
1971	1,216	239	7	3963
1970	1,256	248	6	4230
1969	1,398	218	9	3062
1968	1,577	198	7	3365
1967	1,960	167	11	2470
1966	1,994	170	6	3537
1965	2,490	151	13	2270
1964	2,793	146	7	3282
1963	3,314	125	12	2414
1962	3,608	127	13	2279
1961	3,797	122	16	2070
1960	4,071	117	9	2871
1959	4,343	109	14	2200
1958	4,948	96	15	2093
1957	5,743	82	9	2822
1956	6,926	70	25	1568
1955	8,409	49	19	1791
1954	10,814	35	16	1956
1953	10,742	36	22	1630
1952	9,803	38	12	2251
1951	9,148	41	20	1683
1950	9,285	37	15	1941
1949	9,865	33	14	2022
1948	9,937	33	16	1881
1947	11,881	29	24	1519
1946	10,711	29	21	1557
1945	9,534	27	17	1633
1944	9,738	27	22	1438
1943	10,145	27	30	1258
1942	9,906	27	32	1228
1941	8,556	30	32	1169
1940	8,704	25	41	1007
1939	9,538	19	32	1141
1938	9,745	19	36	1076
1937	9,739	13	45	932
1936	11,064	13	38	1028
1935	10,418	14	33	1148
1934	9,382	17	38	1059
1933	9,126	16	24	1361
1932	10,567	16	38	1090
1931	9,664	19	31	1239
1930	9,288	22	29	1330
1929	6,731	33	32	1237
1928	6,066	38	20	1707
1927	5,554	46	21	1692
1926	4,370	65	10	2725
1925	3,419	83	<5	—
1924	2,860	101	5	4347
1923	2,286	118	<5	—
1922	1,698	145	5	4307
1921	696	253	<5	—
1920	522	288	<5	—
1919	404	313	<5	—
1918	245	421	<5	—
1917	164	520	<5	—
1916	146	552	<5	—
1915	109	629	<5	—
1914	75	671	<5	—
1913	58	678	<5	—
1912	56	668	<5	—
1911	31	777	<5	—
1910	18	1030	<5	—
1909	21	890	<5	—
1908	25	768	<5	—
1907	17	923	<5	—
1906	24	742	<5	—
1905	10	1238	<5	—
1904	6	1659	<5	—
1903	11	1076	<5	—
1902	<5	—	<5	—
1901	6	1466	<5	—
1900	12	1106	<5	—
1899	5	1596	<5	—