How Many People Are Named Marlys?
An estimated 3,234 people in the United States have the first name Marlys. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 75 years old, and Marlys peaked in popularity in 1937 with 369 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marlys 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 Marlys paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 75, Marlys is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1961.
Estimated Living Americans
3,234
About 1 in 105,985 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
75
years old
Peak Year
1937
369 births
Total Registered
8,963
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marlys
Marlys is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 8,963 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Marlys as a male name
Ranked #3,853 in 1938
5 male births in 1938
Peak: 1938 (5 births)
Marlys as a female name
Ranked #16,844 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 1937 (369 births)
Marlys: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marlys span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 3,177 babies were registered. Marlys has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marlys by Decade
How has Marlys 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.
Marlys by State
Birth registrations for Marlys span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota. The lowest are in Texas, Michigan, Oregon. On average, about 536 Marlyss were registered per state.
Marlys + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marlys as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Marlys: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marlys?
We estimate approximately 3,234 people named Marlys 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 105,985 Americans share this first name.
Is Marlys a common name?
Marlys is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,963 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marlys most popular?
Marlys reached peak popularity in 1937, when 369 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marlys is approximately 75 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marlys a female name?
Marlys is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marlys Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marlys Smith, Marlys Johnson, Marlys 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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