How Many People Are Named Marline?
An estimated 925 people in the United States have the first name Marline. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Marline peaked in popularity in 1935 with 39 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marline as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Marline paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
925
About 1 in 370,545 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1935
39 births
Total Registered
1,524
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marline
Marline is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,524 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Marline as a female name
Ranked #15,273 in 2017
6 female births in 2017
Peak: 1935 (39 births)
Marline: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marline span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 292 babies were registered. Marline has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marline by Decade
How has Marline tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Marline by State
Birth registrations for Marline span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Florida, Ohio. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Florida. On average, about 31 Marlines were registered per state.
Marline + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marline as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Marline
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Marline: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marline?
We estimate approximately 925 people named Marline are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 370,545 Americans share this first name.
Is Marline a common name?
Marline is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,524 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marline most popular?
Marline reached peak popularity in 1935, when 39 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marline is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marline a female name?
Marline is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marline Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marline Smith, Marline Johnson, Marline Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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