Marilyn Name Popularity

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How popular is Marilyn?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Marilyn, ranked the 610th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Marilyn has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #13 for the first time in 1936 and as recently as 1937.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1947 with 11,880 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Marilyn in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1902.

Approximately during the years 1909-1932, and 1944-1947, the name Marilyn took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1954-1973.

Sometimes the name Marilyn has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Marilyn's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Marilyn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Marilyn?

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Marilyn still has a solid footing but has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Marilyn is much less frequently used as a given name.

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		Marilyn (Girl)		Marilyn (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		494	610	< 5	--
2017		582	530	< 5	--
2016		633	489	< 5	--
2015		748	426	< 5	--
2014		797	404	< 5	--
2013		837	373	< 5	--
2012		742	423	< 5	--
2011		532	548	< 5	--
2010		534	549	< 5	--
2009		520	584	< 5	--
2008		545	565	< 5	--
2007		598	522	< 5	--
2006		597	510	< 5	--
2005		511	562	< 5	--
2004		497	573	< 5	--
2003		514	545	< 5	--
2002		506	543	< 5	--
2001		552	498	< 5	--
2000		520	511	< 5	--
1999		481	527	< 5	--
1998		517	490	< 5	--
1997		566	448	6	8,864
1996		611	416	< 5	--
1995		576	446	5	9,770
1994		553	459	< 5	--
1993		599	415	5	9,629
1992		680	380	< 5	--
1991		584	435	< 5	--
1990		582	432	< 5	--
1989		628	394	8	6,003
1988		546	425	5	8,064
1987		532	418	< 5	--
1986		488	442	5	7,420
1985		522	421	6	6,239
1984		509	418	8	4,820
1983		612	368	< 5	--
1982		582	400	< 5	--
1981		579	390	< 5	--
1980		580	393	< 5	--
1979		559	389	9	4,268
1978		634	341	6	5,521
1977		609	359	< 5	--
1976		648	341	< 5	--
1975		651	339	6	5,211
1974		724	315	6	5,014
1973		771	303	12	2,961
1972		859	293	10	3,268
1971		1,215	240	7	4,219
1970		1,257	248	6	4,550
1969		1,397	218	9	3,234
1968		1,577	198	7	3,556
1967		1,960	167	11	2,558
1966		1,995	170	6	3,775
1965		2,489	151	13	2,333
1964		2,791	146	7	3,492
1963		3,316	125	12	2,490
1962		3,607	127	13	2,328
1961		3,795	122	16	2,111
1960		4,070	117	9	3,001
1959		4,346	109	14	2,257
1958		4,946	96	15	2,138
1957		5,738	82	9	2,949
1956		6,927	70	25	1,592
1955		8,410	49	19	1,823
1954		10,811	35	16	2,013
1953		10,741	36	22	1,660
1952		9,800	38	12	2,337
1951		9,149	41	20	1,712
1950		9,286	37	15	1,992
1949		9,867	33	14	2,083
1948		9,935	33	16	1,916
1947		11,880	29	24	1,541
1946		10,711	29	21	1,586
1945		9,534	27	17	1,672
1944		9,737	27	22	1,463
1943		10,145	27	30	1,273
1942		9,906	27	32	1,239
1941		8,555	30	32	1,182
1940		8,701	25	41	1,017
1939		9,539	19	32	1,157
1938		9,745	19	36	1,085
1937		9,738	13	45	938
1936		11,065	13	38	1,042
1935		10,416	14	33	1,157
1934		9,383	17	38	1,070
1933		9,125	16	24	1,391
1932		10,569	16	38	1,107
1931		9,666	19	31	1,248
1930		9,288	22	29	1,357
1929		6,727	33	32	1,258
1928		6,066	38	20	1,742
1927		5,555	46	21	1,728
1926		4,370	65	10	2,833
1925		3,420	83	< 5	--
1924		2,860	101	5	4,736
1923		2,287	118	< 5	--
1922		1,698	145	5	4,714
1921		696	253	< 5	--
1920		522	288	< 5	--
1919		404	314	< 5	--
1918		245	422	< 5	--
1917		164	523	< 5	--
1916		146	555	< 5	--
1915		109	631	< 5	--
1914		75	675	< 5	--
1913		58	686	< 5	--
1912		56	671	< 5	--
1911		31	784	< 5	--
1910		18	1,051	< 5	--
1909		21	899	< 5	--
1908		25	782	< 5	--
1907		17	939	< 5	--
1906		24	759	< 5	--
1905		10	1,276	< 5	--
1904		6	1,788	< 5	--
1903		11	1,114	< 5	--
1902		< 5	--	< 5	--
1901		6	1,595	< 5	--
1900		12	1,148	< 5	--
1899		5	1,759	< 5	--
1898		< 5	--	< 5	--
1897		< 5	--	< 5	--
1896		< 5	--	< 5	--
1895		< 5	--	< 5	--
1894		< 5	--	< 5	--
1893		< 5	--	< 5	--
1892		< 5	--	< 5	--
1891		< 5	--	< 5	--
1890		< 5	--	< 5	--
1889		< 5	--	< 5	--
1888		< 5	--	< 5	--
1887		< 5	--	< 5	--
1886		< 5	--	< 5	--
1885		< 5	--	< 5	--
1884		< 5	--	< 5	--
1883		< 5	--	< 5	--
1882		< 5	--	< 5	--
1881		< 5	--	< 5	--
1880		< 5	--	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.