How Many People Are Named Marylyn?
An estimated 1,508 people in the United States have the first name Marylyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 62 years old, and Marylyn peaked in popularity in 1936 with 238 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marylyn 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 Marylyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,508
About 1 in 227,291 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1936
238 births
Total Registered
3,329
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marylyn
Marylyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,329 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Marylyn as a female name
Ranked #12,976 in 2023
7 female births in 2023
Peak: 1936 (238 births)
Marylyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marylyn span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 1,021 babies were registered. Marylyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marylyn by Decade
How has Marylyn 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.
Marylyn by State
Birth registrations for Marylyn span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Connecticut, Kansas, Minnesota. On average, about 66 Marylyns were registered per state.
Marylyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marylyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Marylyn
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Marylyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marylyn?
We estimate approximately 1,508 people named Marylyn 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 227,291 Americans share this first name.
Is Marylyn a common name?
Marylyn is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,329 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marylyn most popular?
Marylyn reached peak popularity in 1936, when 238 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marylyn is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marylyn a female name?
Marylyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marylyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marylyn Smith, Marylyn Johnson, Marylyn 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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